17-year-old drowns in school swimming pool in Dikwella

October 6, 2025 11:17 am

A 17-year-old schoolboy has reportedly drowned while attempting to retrieve a cricket ball that had fallen into the swimming pool at his school in Dikwella.

According to reports, the student had been playing cricket with several classmates on the school grounds when the ball landed in the pool. The tragic incident occurred as he entered the water to recover it.

The deceased has been identified as a grade 12 student of Vijitha Maha Vidyalaya, Dikwella.

The body has been placed at the Batheegama Hospital morgue and the Dickwella Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.

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