COAST GUARD RESCUED TWO LOCALS FROM THE RISK OF DROWNING

The Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) Lifesavers temporarily attached to Sella Katharagama Life Saving Point 02 (Menik River) saved two locals during a successful rescue attempt on 30^th June 2023.

Two local male devotees aged 21 & 17 years old who visited the Katharagama festival were rescued by Coast Guard rescuers attached to Sella Katharagama lifesaving post whilst drowning at the Menik River. The swift response by skilled Sri Lanka Coast Guard lifesavers managed to save these lives from drowning.

Temporary life-saving posts are set up by the SLCG near the Menik River area during the Katharagama festival season to ensure the safety of devotees who take baths in the river and may be at risk of drowning.

So far in 2023, Sri Lanka Coast Guard lifesavers attached to 16 life-saving posts around the country have rescued 116 invaluable lives including 54 foreigners in several successful rescue attempts.