Sri Lanka, May 13 -- Two girls, aged 12 and 17, have drowned while bathing in the Palukadawala Lake in Galgamuwa this afternoon (13), Police said.

They had gone swimming in the lake while visiting a relative's house.

They are residents of Ratnapura and Mirigama.

The bodies of the deceased are currently placed at the morgue of the Galgamuwa Base Hospital.

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