The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.
The body was found during a search by divers.
(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)
Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling
A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.
According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.
The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.
Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.
A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.
