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Tissa boat tragedy:
Men were drunk, boat was overloaded - Police
PRIYADARSHANI KAHAWALA, Ingiriya central group cor
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Rasika
Chandralal |
Sriyantha
Peiris |
Asela
Niroshan |
Four men from Ingiriya were among the seven who drowned when a boat
capsised in the Tissamaharama lake on Saturday evening. The bodies of
Sriyantha Peiris, 32, Siridaran Muthukumara, 18, Rasika Chandralal, 26,
and K P Asela Niroshan, 20, of Ingiriya and another were found by Navy
divers and residents on Saturday.
The other bodies were found yesterday. The tragedy occurred when the
boat carrying the men, capsised around 3.40pm on Saturday.
The Police said the boat capsised as it was overloaded. The boat
could carry only eight but was overloaded with 22 men, the Police said.
Investigations revealed that the men had not worn life jackets and
were under the influence of liquor. |
