Seven including mother and baby drown while bathing on Sunday

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At least seven persons including a 20-year old woman and her 2-year old baby girl drowned and several others were hosptalised while bathing in Peradeniya, Mullaittivu and Kuruwita on Sunday.

Police said a group of persons who had come to bathe in the Mahaweli River in the Kalugamuwa area in Peradeniya had drowned on Sunday evening.

Residents of the area rescued a man and a boy and admitted them to the Gampola Hospital while three persons including a woman and her little girl had gone missing after drowning.

The body of a 20 year old man was recovered and the Police lifeguards, navy and locals launched search operations for the missing persons who are residents of Kandy.

Meanwhile, three persons who were bathing in the Mullaitivu beach on Sunday evening also have gone missing after being caught in a current. Residents found the body of one person while two others age 27, residents of Vavuniya had gone missing.

Mullaitivu police are conducting further investigations.

Police said that one of the four persons who were bathing in the Gerandi Ella falls in Kuruwita had gone missing on Sunday.

The victim is identified as a 38-year old person from Kuruwita.(DSB)

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Mm Monday, 06 December 2021 11:11 AM

When will people learn!

US citizen Monday, 06 December 2021 12:32 PM

When will children get swimming lessons at school as in developed countries.

Arnold Monday, 06 December 2021 12:10 PM

These outdoor bathing should be banned or done under supervision of life guards.

Smile lankan Monday, 06 December 2021 02:36 PM

Health and safety is very much poor in Sri Lanka. How many accidents, How many drowning like this? How many people are killed by elephants? how many people are killed by Gas cylinder explorations? How any people are killed from falling from trees? how many people are killed land slides and flood? How many people are killed in offices, factors and farms? when we learn? who is responsible for all these lives. Some of them are man slaughters? Will any minster resign for this? Will PM and Presidents have any clue about these? do they have good statistics and data on these accidents? why do no they take actions? who's fault is this? when will our monks speak about this ? are there any demonstration for this carelessness? heedlessness of our professionals and politicians ? Do not blame public for all this but take a lion share of responsibility

Bandula Monday, 06 December 2021 02:41 PM

I think lack of common sense is to blame as the course of these unfortunate tragedies

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