German drowns in Hikkaduwa sea

27 May 2014 02:22 am

A 74-year-old German is reported to have drowned in the sea off Hikkaduwa last evening.

Police said the victim identified as Berns Karldietr Friedrich Matias was married to a Sri Lankan woman and lived in Hikkaduwa.

The body was sent to the Karapitiya Hospital for the postmortem examination to be held today. (CP)