Three drown at wedding in Giriulla

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Three individuals who attended a wedding in Athuruwela, Giriulla have drowned in a well last night.

One of the three deceased has tripped into the well during the wedding and the other two followed at the attempt to rescue.

The three individuals who were pulled out from the well with the aid of ropes and ladders died while being rushed to the Dambadeniya Hospital.

The deceased, Mahinda Karunaratne (39), Nisal Prasad Adikari (38) and Anjana Lal Kumara (41) are residents in Dambadeniya.

Postmortem examinations will be conducted today.

Giriulla Police is investigating.