Three persons died when a boat capsized in the seas off Kinniya , Trincomalee.

Three others were admitted to the Kinniya hospital, according to the police eight persons were on board the vessel when it capsized.

The victims had been sailing from Kinniya to the Kappalthurai bay where they engage in farming activities ..

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