Three persons had drowned and two boys aged 10 and 16 have gone missing while bathing in rivers in Siripagama and Koslanda yesterday.
Police said a 10-year-old child had gone missing while two others aged 22 and 40 had drowned when they were bathing at Kalu Ganga in Siripagama yesterday.
The victims were identified as residents of Anguruwathota.
Police said a 16-year-old boy who was bathing in Makaldeniya River in Koslanda was among those who had drowned yesterday.
The boy had died after being admitted to the Koslanda Hospital.
Meanwhile, a 54-year-old man had gone missing while bathing in a canal in Udawalawa Reservoir.
Police said the man had drowned while bathing with a group of pilgrims returning from Kataragama.
