A backup helicopter accompanying President Ranil Wickremesinghe made an emergency landing in Eppawala yesterday.
The Sri Lanka Air Force stated that a technical defect was indicated on the helicopter’s lighting panel, prompting the precautionary landing in a paddy field.
The Sri Lanka Air Force also says that a replacement helicopter was sent for that.
President Wickremesinghe was proceeding to Kegalle after addressing an election meeting in Jaffna.
