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19-Year-Old Missing After Three Swimmers Swept Away in Sri Lanka’s Kalu River
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19-Year-Old Missing After Three Swimmers Swept Away in Sri Lanka’s Kalu River

From Lankadeepa · () Sinhala

Translated from Sinhala and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Three 19-year-olds were swept away while swimming near Naragala Bridge in the Kalu River in Horana, Sri Lanka.
  • Rescue teams saved two of them, while police identified the missing swimmer as Chirath Sasmitha.
  • Police lifesavers and the navy are searching for him in an area reportedly frequented by crocodiles.

A 19-year-old swimmer is missing after three young men were swept away while bathing near Naragala Bridge in Sri Lanka’s Kalu River.

Rescue teams saved two of the swimmers, according to Horana police. The missing man was identified as Chirath Sasmitha, a resident of the Yala area in Anguruwatota who studied at Horana Vidyarathna College.

All three swimmers were 19 years old. Sasmitha is the eldest child in a family with two children, police said.

Police lifesaving teams and the Sri Lankan navy are conducting a search. The area where he disappeared has reportedly seen crocodiles.

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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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