According to the latest reports around
11 persons were killed and 32 were injured and hospitalized due to the accident a boat faced in the sea coast of Katukurinda in Kaluthara-Payagala sea area this morning(19).
The injured were admitted to the Beruwala and Kaluthara -Nagoda Hospitals for treatment .
The boat carrying around 40 persons was capcized when trying turn around after participating a boat parade held to mark the annual mass of a church in Beruwala.
A 12 year old boy was among the dead passengers it has been reported.
The boat was capcized as a result of carrying persons more than the approved number according to officials of fisheries department.8 Navy rescue boats.11 divers ,4 Dora s and a bell-212 helicopter belonging to the Airforce involved in the rescue operation carried out to search the missing persons of the boat.