Body of Missing 15 Y/O Washed Ashore In Ethagama

Body Of Missing 15 Y/O Washed Ashore On Ethagama Beach

by Staff Writer 21-09-2026 | 9:44 AM


COLOMBO (News 1st) - The body of a schoolboy who went missing after bathing in sea in Kuda Payagala within the Payagala Police Division was washed ashore at Ethagama Beach last night.

The 15-year-old, Grade 10 student of Bandaranaike College, in Payagala had gone to bathe in the sea with friends last Saturday (19).

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the student was swept away by a wave while bathing in the sea.