A 12-year-old student drowned in the Nuga Dola in Doloswala when he fell into it, while he was crossing the stream along with several students on Monday evening.
His body was found by Nivithigala police assisted by the residents in the area. It was found 200 metres away from where he drowned, police said. The victim was identified as Maheswaran Pushpajeewan, a resident of Doloswala Estate in Nivithigala. The post mortem was to be carried out at the Ratnapura Hospital. Nivithigala police are investigating.