Colombo (News 1st) – The remains of the four students who died after drowning in the Medawachchiya tank in Gomarankadawala have been placed at the Trincomalee Hospital.

Police said that the group of school children who had come from the Hali Ela area for a picnic had met with this incident. Police noted that three more school children have been saved.

Police said that 87 school children from a school in the Haliela area had participated in the tour.

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