Two school children, a 15 year old school boy and a 13 year old schoolgirl, have drowned in the seas off Paalamimadu, Batticaloa.

Police said the incident occurred when a group of school children from Eravur had visited the beach for a birthday party.

Four other students were rescued and subsequently hospitalized.

The bodies of the deceased have been placed at the Batticaloa Hospital.

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