Seven youth went missing in Knuckles Range rescued

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The seven youth who had gone missing while trekking in the Knuckles Range were rescued by the police today.

The Panvila Police said the search operations were launched this morning after one of them had telephoned his parents last night saying they were lost while trekking in the Knuckles Range.

The youth were aged between 22 and 24 and residents of Homagama.

They were located near Bambara Ella forest. (Darshana Sanjeewa and J.A.L Jayasinghe)

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Unchikun Monday, 09 April 2018 05:46 PM

Sri Lanka is a small island and we have GPS now. Smart phones are cheap. Bottom line, we are still in the IT stand age.

Idiom Sodium Tuesday, 10 April 2018 12:37 AM

You are are a top class idiot. Period.

Tinkiriya Monday, 09 April 2018 08:07 PM

Hey Unchikun, What use is there with technology if one cannot power devices. You folks talk utter rubbish.

pala Wednesday, 11 April 2018 08:03 PM

If they played wolf,wolf , then should bring to the court of law and make them pay for the trouble.

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