Three Bodies Recovered After Four Swept Away While Bathing in Raja Ella, Deniyaya

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The bodies of three of the four people who went missing after being swept away while bathing at Raja Ella in Bewaraliya, Deniyaya, have been recovered. 

A search operation, with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy, is continuing to locate the remaining missing person.

The incident occurred yesterday when a group of seven people from Nugegoda, who were on an excursion, entered the water.

Two people were rescued by local residents and admitted to Deniyaya Hospital. 

According to the police, the group was swept away after the water level at Raja Ella rose suddenly following heavy rainfall in the Sinharaja area.