- An 11-year-old has died from a drowning incident while bathing in the Galle Face Beach, Colombo. The tragic incident occured when a group of children had gone bathing where six of them were swept into the water. Five of the children who drowned were rescued and admitted to hospital.Out of the Five Children, Two were admitted to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka in Colombo, while three others were admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH).An 11-year-old child from Maligawatte, who had been admitted to the National Hospital, later succumbed to injuries.Search operations are continuing to locate another 10-year-old child who is still reportedly missing.
Five of the children who drowned were rescued and admitted to hospital. Out of the Five Children, Two were admitted to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka in Colombo, while three others were admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH). An 11-year-old child from Maligawatte, who had been admitted to the National Hospital, later succumbed to injuries.
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Organisations- Maligawatte2
- Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children
- Y/O Dies After Drowning Incident
- National Hospital of Sri Lanka
- Colombo National Hospital
- National Hospital
- Fort Police
- Navy
Places- Colombo2
- Galle Face Beach
- Galle Face - An
- Galle Face sea
- Galle Face
Keywords- admitted
- another
- bathing
- missing
- tragedy
- dead
- lrh
- one
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