Sri Lanka, June 30 -- A double canoe raft conveying a group of individuals on a picnic capsized in the Loggal Oya, and two of them drowned. The bodies were recovered last morning by Hasalaka Life Guard Unit and the Maduru Oya STF with the help of the Hasalaka Police.

They were on their way back after having a bath near an island in the river when they got into difficulty.

Police said the bodies were recovered from the river bed about two kilometres away from the scene of the accident. The deceased were identified as K.M.M.W.Asanka Indika Bandara (48) from Lewella in Kandy and Chanaka Bandara Ekanayaka (42) of Kondadeniya in Katugastota.

The group from the Katugastota area, including 14 men, 14 women and five children, had been on a vi...