Schoolboy dies after falling into drain in Kurunegala

 

A fourteen-year-old student has reportedly died after falling into an unprotected storm drain filled with rainwater, following heavy rainfall, in the Vehera area in Kurunegala. 

Following a nearly four-hour operation carried out jointly by residents in the area and army personnel, the child stuck in the drain was rescued and admitted to the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital.