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29th March 2021 13:00:31 Hours

2 (v) SLSR Troops Trace Whereabouts of Missing Children

Troops of 2 (v) Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment conducted search and rescue operations to trace the whereabouts of six children who went missing during an excursion to the Hanthana mountain range on 20 March evening.

The incident was intimated to the 11 Division HQ at first and the search operation was launched on the directions of Major General Sarada Samarakoon, General Officer Commanding, 11 Division with the guidance given by Major General Ranjan Lamahewa, Commander, Security Forces - Central.

After hours of efforts, troops managed to find those six children who had lost their way amid palls of thick fog that enveloped the mountain range as the dusk was falling. Troops safely brought them down and handed over them to their guardians.Buy Sneakers | Womens Shoes Footwear & Shoes Online