19th February 2023 10:00:00 Hours
At least 33 youths, 31 young males and 02 females, who were reported missing after getting lost while on a hike to Gerandigala Mountain of the Knuckles mountain range in Ududumbara, have been rescued safely by the troops of 1 Sri Lanka Rifle Corps in the evening on Sunday, 19 February 2023. The group of youths who had gone on a hike to the mountain was unable to return due to heavy rain and fog.
On the first call army members initiated a rescue operation in search of the lost group of youths, under the supervision of Major General Mohan Rathnayake RWP RSP USP ndu, Commander Security Force (Central). The hikers have been identified as the residents of Kandy, Homagama, Colombo and Galle areas.
