The body of a man believed to be about 50 years old has been found on the stretch of beach behind the Kalutara railway station.
Kalutara South Police said the body was recovered on Saturday morning following information received, Hiru News reported.
The man’s identity has not been confirmed.
Police said they suspect he may have gone into the sea to bathe, drowned, and that the body was subsequently washed ashore. Kalutara South Police are investigating.
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The suspected cause is a preliminary police view, not a finding. The filing does not say whether a post-mortem examination has been ordered or whether a magistrate has held an inquest, and it records no evidence supporting the drowning theory beyond the location.
It does not say how long the body had been in the water, whether the man was clothed, whether anything was recovered with him, or whether any missing-person report matches his description. No appeal for public assistance in identifying him is recorded.
No other verified newsroom had filed on the recovery at the time of writing.
Source: Hiru News, 24 October (Sinhala). The footage published with that report shows the deceased on the sand, pixelated; it is not reproduced here.