Brother, sister drown in Beruwala

A brother and sister drowned while visiting the Beruwala lighthouse on Saturday. They were part of a group from Colombo visiting Beruwala. The group was on an island when a strong wave had swept the siblings off. The victims were rescued from two boats of the lighthouse and were rushed to the Beruwala Hospital where they died. The deceased were residing at Aluthkade. The bodies are at the Beruwala Hospital and the Beruwala Police are conducting further investigations.