Russian drowns while sea-bathing

5 January 2017 12:35 pm

A 29-year-old Russian has drowned in the sea off the Kosgoda Beach last evening, Police said.

Eyewitnesses said the man was sea-bathing with his wife when they were both swept out to mid-sea.

The residents in the area had rescued them and rushed them to the Balapitiya Hospital but the man was found died on admission.

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