Two school boys who went for a sea bath at Preethipura, Wattala drowned today. A navy official who went to their rescue also drowned. The school boys in a desperate attempt to save themselves had clung on to the rescuer and had dragged him down as well, police spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunasekara said.
What sad about this is that one for the dead boy is a Tamil from Wattala. The Navy guy jumped in full gear to save them and was dragged under due to the boys struggling., Shows the mettle of the SLDF!! |