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21 year-old drowns in sea while trying to snap picture
May 02, 201709:06 AM
A 21-year-old female has been declared missing after being washed off into the sea while attempting to take a picture near the beach in Chilaw.
The accident had occurred at around 5.10 pm yesterday (1).
The 21-year-old, going by the name Dilki Shihara Bisman, a resident of the Chilaw area, had arrived at the beach with friends and family, at the time of the accident.
Although another woman at the scene had saved a few other individuals who too had been washed off the beach, the girl was declared missing.
Despite a search expedition being launched at the time, the body has still not been found.
