Five persons drown in Deduru Oya

By Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe   

Five persons who went for a bath at Deduru Oya have been washed away. It was reported yesterday.   

The police said bodies of four people were recovered while search operations are carried out to recover the body of the other person.   

The five dead include three children aged 12 and 15 and 18. A 20 year old youth is also among the dead.   

They have met with the tragedy while having a bath after worshiping at the Munneswaram Kovil and the Holy Cross Church in Marawila. Five others were rescued according to police