Woman and three teenage girls drown

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A 39-year-old woman, her daughter and two other girls, aged 14, drowned while bathing in the Gin River at Hiniduma in Galle, this afternoon, police said.

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Jagath Leanage Saturday, 31 March 2018 06:56 PM

Pathetic . Now its high time to take action and restrictions when bathing river , sea , lagoons etc . Authorities should concern of fellow citizens of our country .

Namal Saturday, 31 March 2018 08:01 PM

Government should put warning signs

sam Sunday, 01 April 2018 08:21 AM

There is a lot the goverment should be taken to task for, this is not one of them, it can only be down to the stupidity of the bathers. Cannot expect the goverment to fence in all rivers and the sea, even if they did people would jump them.

BRITANICA Saturday, 31 March 2018 08:34 PM

People must be cautious . There are crocodiles in sri lankan rivers.This is an serious issue, as i know.

Ali the Babba Sunday, 01 April 2018 10:04 AM

Their should be swiming lessons and rulse fo passing wich are internationell desided. This training should in the curriculum.

Regan Sunday, 01 April 2018 08:16 PM

fate cannot be stoped

Ben Sunday, 01 April 2018 11:43 PM

Put the blame on the Yhapalanaya.We call our selves a highly Interlectual society,

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