Navy officer drowns in A'pura

16 February 2010 04:11 pm

By Gandhya Senanayake and Athula Bandara

 

A Lieutenant Commander of the Navy who was on holiday had drowned in the Nachchaduwa Lake in Anuradapura, Navy Spokesman Captain Athula Senarath told Daily Mirror online.

According to reports, Navy Lieutenant Commander Rajapaksa, former Member of Parliament (MP) Uduwe Dhammaloka thero and popular actor Jackson Anthony had gone to the lakeside, and the fatal incident had occurred when the Lieutenant Commander had gone for a swim.