A British national who arrived in Sri Lanka with his daughter to celebrate her 34th birthday died under mysterious circumstances in Ella, police said.
The deceased, identified as Brett Maclean (63) of Oakpath, United Kingdom, had travelled to Sri Lanka on October 16 with his daughter Natalie Anne. The duo had first visited Weligama in the Matara District before travelling to Ella on October 23, where they stayed at a local tourist hotel, according to the Ella Police.
Police said the incident occurred on Saturday (25) when the father and daughter went hiking at Ella Rock. Maclean reportedly collapsed suddenly at the mountaintop and was later pronounced dead after being admitted to the Bandarawela Hospital.
Following the incident, Bandarawela Magistrate Gemunu Chandrasekara ordered a magisterial inquiry and instructed police to transfer the body to the Badulla Teaching Hospital for a post-mortem examination by the Special Judicial Medical Officer.
The investigation is being conducted under the supervision of Badulla District DIG Laksiri Wijesena, Bandarawela SSP A.A.R.P. Amarasinghe, and ASP Ruwan Fernando, together with the Ella Police team led by Acting OIC Inspector H.P. Palitha.
(Source - dailymirror.lk)
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