A 38-year-old fisherman died when he was caught in his own net in the river Krishna in Halyal village near Athani in Belagavi district on Thursday.
Mahantesh Durgappa Karakaramundi took a dip in the river hoping to recover fish caught in the net he had cast a few hours ago. But his hands and legs got entangled and he could not get out of it.
He drowned a few minutes later. There was no one in the vicinity. Some washerwomen saw the body a few hours later.
The police brought the body ashore with the help of some fishermen.
The police said that a few years ago, his father drowned in the same river.
A case has been registered.
