COLOMBO (News 1st); By-standers were left in shock when a crocodile was seen dragging a corpse along the Diyawanna Oya in Kimbulawala in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte.

One of the people who managed to capture this horrific event on camera, Janitha Dissanayake told News 1st that he saw a crocodile dragging a body from where the Parliament is located towards the Kimbulawala Bridge.

The corpse was later found by the Sri Lanka Navy and the post-mortem examination was carried out on Saturday (9) night.

Sri Lanka Police said the deceased is believed to be 60 years of age and his identity remains a mystery.

News 1st correspondent upon making inquiries from Sri Lanka Police confirmed that no external injuries were evident on the body and the deceased was still wearing a face mask.

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