UPDATE: (7.05 p.m.) - Four bodies have been recovered so far after five persons were reported missing while bathing at Gerandi Ella in Ettampitiya.
Search operations are continuing to recover the other body, police said.
The bodies recovered so far are that of three young females aged 19, 21, 23 and a 23-year-old male. Another young female is still missing.
The drowning victims are reportedly residents of Ettampitiya and Lindula.
Police earlier said that one body has been recovered so far after five persons were reported missing while bathing at Gerandi Ella in Ettampitiya.
A group of around 11 persons wee bathing in the location when five of them were suddenly swept away by strong currents and had drowned.
Police said that of the 05 missing persons, the body of one of the drowning victims, a young female, has been recovered.
Search operations are continuing to locate the other missing persons which includes four youths.
