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5 A/L students drown in Jaffna, 1 more missing
Aug 28, 201703:42 PM
Police reported that five students who sat for this year’s G. C. E. Advanced Level examinations had drowned in the seas off Mandaitivu Island in Jaffna, at approximately 1.30 pm today (28).
Meanwhile, one more student still remains missing, Kayts Police said.
The group had reportedly drowned on a sea bathing expedition, when their boat capsized in the sea.
The remains of the five deceased students have been deposited at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital.
The identities of the victims are yet to be determined.
Kayts Police are in the process of conducting further investigations into the incident.
