A 30 feet long gray whale has been washed ashore in Kayts, Jaffna during early hours today. Local officials attached to the Fisheries Department are in the process of determining the cause for the death of the whale.
Officials of the Department of Wildlife also joined with fisheries officials to carry out further investigations over the death of the whale.
Meanwhile, a sea turtle was washed shore today in Vankalai, Mannar, local fishermen said while stressing that this is the second incident of a sea turtle washed over in recent weeks after the X-press pearl caught on fire near Colombo harbour and sank with containers on board consist of nurdles, acid substances and oil. (Pix by N.Lohathayalan)
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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