COLOMBO (News 1st): Three brothers from the same family have gone missing after being swept away while bathing in the Serunuwara area of the Mahaweli River. Police stated that the missing brothers, aged 24, 34, and 35, are residents of Mahindapura. The incident occurred while they were bathing ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka is seeing a rise in drowning incidents this year compared to previous years, the Police said today.Police Spokesman Assistant Superintendent of Police F. U. Wootler reported that 24 people have already died due to drowning within just the first one and a half months of ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Police Life Saving Division reports that 230 individuals have lost their lives due to drowning across Sri Lanka so far this year. The majority of the victims are young people.While tragedy struck many families, there was also hope — 195 lives were saved from drowning inc...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Two children are reported dead due to drowning in Negombo. Accordingly, a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old, who are local residents from Negombo, tragically drowned while swimming in the Negombo sea.     ...

The Sri Lanka Navy said that 148 corpses were recovered from water bodies across Sri Lanka from 22nd May 2022, to 22nd May 2023. The Diving & Salvage Unit of the Sri Lanka Navy renders its assistance to search persons who go missing in water bodies and recover bodies of drowned persons. In the...