One dead while another missing after drowning in Panahaduwa lake
July 21, 2025 12:40 pm
Two individuals who went fishing in the Panahaduwa lake in Udawalawa have drowned, police stated.
The two individuals drowned while fishing using a tube as support.
The two individuals aged 29 and 30 are residents of Panahaduwa.
An area resident reportedly witnessed the moment they drowned and informed the police.
Following this, life-saving officers of the Embilipitiya Police and Sri Lanka Army divers arrived at the scene and commenced a search operation, during which the body of one individual was recovered.
The search operation is ongoing to locate the body of the other missing individual.
