Teenage girls missing in Kelani river tragedy

Two teenage girls were reported missing and another was rescued while bathing at the pier in the Kelani River near Wellampitiya this evening, police said.

They said the 13 and 16-year-old victims were identified as residents from the Bentota area. Another 17-year-old girl who was rescued by the villagers is now in a critical condition.

They had come to attend the funeral of the three persons who were killed in Wellampitiya last week, police said. (Shantha Seneviratne)