It is reported that a 17-year-old youth who was among a group of people who came from Pamunugama area to bathe in the sea near Nanguram Pier in Kapungoda area, Dungalpitiya yesterday afternoon (27) drowned. He is a resident of Pamunugama area.
The dead body of the deceased has been deposited in the Pamunugama Hospital and the Dungalpitiya Police say that they are conducting further investigations into the incident.