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Principal and 3 others missing at Ekgal Oya
Jul 08, 201809:10 AM
A principal and 3 others have gone missing at Ekgal Oya in Damana-Ampara, this morning (08), states Police Media Spokesperson.
A group from Kandana-Badulla Siriseevali Maha Vidyalaya has come on a trip to Damana, where, 9 people from the group had ridden a boat in Ekgal Oya.
The boat had then capsized and fishermen in the area have been able to rescue 5 of them while 4 others had gone missing.
Reportedly, among the missing are the Principal of the said school, a teacher, guardsman of the school and 13 year student.
Police and the residents in the area have commenced a search for the missing persons, said Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara.
