Colombo (News 1st) – 03 students of the Sabaragamuva University met an untimely death when they drowned in the Belihul Oya in Balangoda at around 10.30 this morning.

Police stated that although the locals rushed the victims to the hospital they died upon admission.

The victims had been residents of Jaffna and were between the ages of 24 and 25.  They were 3rd-year undergraduate students from the Sabaragamuva University.

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