Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Lindula Police reported that a severely decomposed and unidentifiable body was discovered floating in the Kotmale Oya today (October 8).

The body was found under the bridge built across the Kotmale Oya on the Hatton-Nuwara Eliya Road in the Lindula area.

Police stated that a person who had gone fishing spotted the floating body and immediately informed the Lindula Police.

Following a magisterial inquiry by the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate, the body will be sent to the Judicial Medical Officer at the Nuwara Eliya District General Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

Further investigations are ongoing.

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