13-year-old boy drowns in the Ma Oya River
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- A 13-year-old boy drowned while swimming in the Ma Oya River near Yaka Bendi Ella in Sri Lanka.
- His father was injured while trying to rescue him and remains under treatment, though his condition is not considered serious.
- Local residents recovered the boy and took him to Dambadeniya Base Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A 13-year-old schoolboy drowned while swimming near Yaka Bendi Ella in Sri Lanka’s Ma Oya River, police said.
The boy, identified as Herath Mudiyanselage Nimisara Pramod of Pinnakalewatta in Divulapitiya, had gone to the river with his father, another man and four children.
His father, 38-year-old Herath Mudiyanselage Namal Wasantha Bandara, was also caught in the water while trying to save him. Local residents pulled the boy from the river and took him to Dambadeniya Base Hospital, but he had already died.
The father received emergency treatment at the hospital. A hospital spokesman said his condition was not serious.
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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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