Death toll in Welikanda boat accident reaches six
December 23, 2010 03:24 pm
The death toll has risen to six following a boat accident on the Mahasen Wewa in Welikanda Police revealed. Initial Police reports suggested that three had died and two were missing.
Rohana Kumara, a resident of Kandy and his family came to Welikanda in Polonnaruwa yesterday to visit his mother. Kumara along with his family decided to use his brother’s fishing boat on the Mahasen Wewa in the afternoon today before the boat capsized.
Among the dead were Rohana, his wife and a two and a half year old child. Three other women also drowned in the incident.