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Camping trip ends in tragedy for young couple
One person was killed and another seriously injured when a wild elephant attacked a couple who were camping near the Uda Diyaluma waterfall in Koslanda in the early hours of yesterday (12).
Police identified the deceased as a 23-year-old woman named G. Tharushi, a resident of Kekunadola, Matara.The injured is a 22-year old-man, K.A. Dhanushka, a resident of Wariyapola, according to police.
Police said the couple had come on a camping tour and set up camp near the waterfall.According to police, the marauding elephant was there when police and residents of the area arrived, following a distress call from the injured person. (RK)