The bodies of two fishermen who went missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Moragalla, Beruwala, have been found washed ashore at Bentota Beach this morning (29).

The victims were residents of Aluthgama and had gone to sea on a small fishing boat that went missing yesterday (28).

While local residents recovered the boat during a search operation, the fishermen’s bodies were only located hours later, according to police.