One student drowns, another missing while bathing in river

October 19, 2022 08:47 pm

One person drowned, one is missing and another was rescued after 03 school children were swept away by strong currents while bathing in Madampa River in Ambalangoda today.

One of the three students has been rescued while two others were initially reported missing.

Later, the body of one of the two missing students was also recovered and further search operation has been initiated in search of the other student.

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