Navy recovers body from Panangala Tank

Sri Lanka Navy had recovered the body of a person who was missing and was thought to have drowned in the Panangala Tank in Bandarawela, the Navy said.

Accordingly, in response to a request made to them by the Disaster Management Centre for assistance to locate a person who was believed to have drowned in the Panangala Tank in Bandarawela, a team of divers attached to the South-eastern Naval Command was promptly dispatched to the location.

After searching the tank bed for a considerable period of time, Navy divers recovered the dead body which they handed over to the Bandarawela Police for further investigations to be carried out.

The victim has been identified as a resident of the Pallewela area in Bandarawela.

After searching the tank bed for a considerable period of time, Navy divers recovered the dead body which they handed over to the Bandarawela Police for further investigations to be carried out.