Four boys drowned

Four school boys drowned while bathing in the Ma Oya in Alawwa while another student was rescued and hospitalised.

Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said a group of five boys had been bathing in the river when the incident occurred.

One of the boys was rescued by residents in the area and admitted to hospital.

The victims were Grade 09 students of a school in the Polgahawala area.