A two and a half year old has died after falling into a water tank in Minneriya. The deceased, who was a resident of Kotawewa, was the youngest of a family of four.

The incident had reportedly taken place on Wednesday afternoon. According to our correspondent, the mother of the child had been inside the house at the time of the incident.

The body was discovered inside the tank when the child could not be found.

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