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Child and grandmother who lost their way in the jungle found

19 Feb 2025 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

By Shane Seneviratne   


A 16 year old boy and his grandmother as part of a group of local tourists from Polonnaruwa on a visit to Little World’s End in Riverston who lost their way had been saved by the Police and the Army after a night long search operation till early hours of Monday morning (17)   
Others in the group had complained to Laggala police that the boy and his grandmother had gone missing. Investigations revealed that they had lost their way when  they strayed away from the group and had spent the night on a boulder in Redbanaella forest.