COLOMBO (News 1st) – A man drowned in the Kandalama lake, Dambulla. He was returning after fishing when the canoe capsized. The deceased is a 28-year-old resident from Athurupaya, Dambulla.

Also, a 22-year-old youth who was bathing in the Amban Ganga in Dambulla drowned. The deceased was bathing with his friends when the tragedy struck him. He is a resident of Naula.

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