Sri Lanka, Oct. 16 -- A 43-year-old mother of three who was swept away by a sudden surge of water while returning home from work at a vegetable farm was found dead yesterday, trapped against a rock in the Dulgolla Oya in Daragala, Welimada, police said.

The deceased, N. P. Seelawathi, known as 'Manike' in her village, was a resident of Thelhawadigama, Medawela, Udukinda.

She had been returning home with four other women after working at a vegetable farm in Medapathana, Silmiyapura, when she was caught in a powerful current while attempting to cross the Silmiyapura Oya on Wednesday afternoon (14).

R. D. Sumithra Jayalath, 54, who witnessed the tragedy, said the women had decided to leave work early because of the gloomy weather, fearin...