A 15-year-old boy was reported dead after drowning in the Medaketiya tank in the Gokarella Police Division on Wednesday.

Police stated that the deceased teenager, originally from Habarana, had been living in a hostel affiliated with a private educational institute while pursuing the Advanced Level programme.

He, along with a group of friends, had visited the Medaketiya tank the previous evening to pick lotus flowers when the unfortunate incident occurred.

The Gokarella Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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Two individuals were reported dead after the car they were travelling in overturned into the Mahaweli Viyana canal on the Mahiyanganaya–Badulla road this morning.

It is reported that officers from the Mapakadawewa Police Training School, along with the Mahiyanganaya police and area residents, helped retrieve the vehicle from the canal. 

At the time, two individuals were found inside the vehicle and were immediately transferred to the Mahiyanganaya Base Hospital. However, they were both pronounced dead by the hospital. (Newswire/ Image- Accident1st)

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Two youths, aged 20 and 22 years, have been reported missing while bathing in the Deduru Oya in Chilaw yesterday.

According to the Police, the two individuals, residents of Katugasthota and Galagedera, were reported missing last evening.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the incident occurred when the duo, along with a group of friends, had travelled from Kandy to Chilaw on a leisure trip to the area.

The Chilaw Police, together with the Sri Lanka Navy, are conducting a search operation to find the two missing youths. (Newswire)

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An 83-year-old foreign tourist has died after drowning in the swimming pool of a hotel in the Warahena area in Bentota on Friday. 

According to the Police, the deceased is a German man. 

The Bentota Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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A 33-year-old Russian tourist has died after drowning in the seas off the Thiranagama area in Hikkaduwa yesterday.

The Police said the victim had been sea bathing with his friends, but at the time of the incident, he had been alone as the rest had returned to their hotel for breakfast.

The body of the Russian man has been placed at the Karapitiya Hospital, while the Hikkaduwa Police is conducting investigations. (Newswire)

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Two foreigners have been rescued from drowning while bathing in the seas off Ahungalla last afternoon.

The Police said the foreigners, a male and female, were rescued by Police lifeguard officials on duty at the beach.

The rescued foreigners are a 29-year-old Romanian man and a 30-year-old Ukrainian woman. (Newswire)

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An Indian couple has been reported dead after drowning in Kirinda Beach on Tuesday morning, according to the Police. 

Police investigations reveal the couple had visited Sri Lanka on a holiday with family members and had faced the tragic incident while visiting Kirinda Beach.

The male victim had died upon admission to the hospital, while the female victim had died after being transferred to Debarawewa Hospital. 

The deceased couple has been identified as a 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman. (Newswire)

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A foreign tourist has died after drowning in the seas off Moragalla in the Aluthgama area yesterday. 

The Police said the incident had taken place last afternoon and the man had died after being admitted to the Nagoda Hospital in a serious condition. 

The foreigner has been identified as a 73-year-old man from Romania. 

The Aluthgama Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)

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