Monday, September 06, 2004

Captain disappears in Rantambe reservoir By L.B. Senaratne

An Army Life Saver from the Rantambe National Cadet Corps. Training Centre has been reportedly dragged away by a crocodile in the Loggal Oya area of the Rantambe reservoir.
The Training Centre's Commanding Officer Major Devapura said Captain Priyantha of Embilipitiya had tried to take a rope across to be tied on the other bank for training of cadets. While swimming he had disappeared underwater. They believed that a crocodile which had been spotted in the area several times had dragged him away. Major Devapura said usually Police divers from Gampola Police were brought down to train the cadets at Rantambe, but it had not been done on this occasion.
The body has still not been recovered.