Colombo (News 1st) – A child drowned in the Moranthota Kuragoda Oya while attempting to take a selfie.

Anuja Devaranga Prabhashwara the deceased had gone to the Moranthota Kuragoda Oya with two of his friends yesterday (November 06).

When he climbed to a rock nearby to take a picture, his phone had slipped out of his hand and fallen into the waters, which led to him jumping into the water.

But the boy failed to return to the surface.

According to the Bulathkohupitiya police, he had fallen into a crevice underwater and drowned as a result.

Anuja was a resident of Esnawala in Warakapola.

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