Father and daughter drown after falling into Kumbukkan Oya while taking selfie

Published date07 February 2023
Publication titleDaily Mirror

A man and his 12-year-old daughter drowned after they fell into the Kumbukkan Oya in Pulasthipura while taking a selfie today.

Police said the 46-year-old man and his daughter who went to see the Kumbukkan Oya had fallen and had been swept away by the current near the Galwala Junction area.

The police, residents, police lifeguards, navy officers and volunteer divers immediately launched an operation to find the missing father and daughter.

The bodies of the drowned father and daughter were later found...

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