Boat capsises; three missing
Three persons of the same family went missing in the deep waters when
a boat capsised in the Kaluganga near Meepitiyagama in Ratnapura
yesterday around 9 a.m.
The boat was ferrying nine persons. Police with the help of villagers
launched a search for the missing trio. The group of nine from Negombo
had attended a funeral in Meepitiyagama.
They had to cross the Kaluganga by boat while returning home when
they faced the mishap. The missing were identified as the father aged 42
and his 19-year-old son and daughter aged 14. Villagers managed to
rescue the mother and others in the boat from drowning. |