
A fisherman drowned after his boat capsized at the mouth of the Deduru Oya near Chilaw this morning. The victim has been identified as Lesley Antony, a 55-year-old resident of Malpura, Chilaw.
The boat had capsized at around 5.00am today upon returning to land after he set sail last night with another person for poaching.
This is the third death from boat accidents at the mouth of the Deduru Oya in Chilaw within the past month.
The body of the fisherman has been recovered while the postmortem examination is to be conducted today.



















