A group of  Sri lankan fishermen have rescued three  fishermen from Myanmar who were afloat on a boat that had been stranded following a storm.

The police said that after the three  fishermen were handed over to the Sri Lanka Navy, they were brought to the Trincomalee Harbour police.

They have now been admitted to the Trincomalee Hospital.

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