Nepali Rider Drowns During Sri Lanka Mountain Bike Race
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published June 13, 2018 | 08:10 PM
A mountain biker drowned Wednesday after falling into a river during an international race in Sri Lanka, police said.
Colombo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Jun, 2018 ) :A mountain biker drowned Wednesday after falling into a river during an international race in Sri Lanka, police said.
The Nepali rider was swept to his death after falling into the Mahaweli river at Kuda Oya, 230 kilometres (135 miles) southeast of the capital Colombo.
"We have recovered the body from a nearby reservoir," a police official in the area said by telephone. The rider is not being named until his family has been informed.
National carrier Sri Lankan Airlines, which hosted the five-day race known as "Rumble in the Jungle", announced it would be cancelling the event after Wednesday's tragedy.
There were 39 competitors in the race, mostly foreigners including riders from the UK, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Second UK lawmaker defects to Labour in new blow for PM
PIA announces Pre-Hajj flight operations from May 9
Marriyum Aurangzeb orders swift completion of CM's 33 special projects
Farmers advised to start rice cultivation from May 20
FESCO issues shutdown program
Mohsin Naqvi visits Frontier Corps North’s headquarters
UK says to expel Russia defence attache for intel role
President approves appointment of Rubina Khalid as BISP Chairperson
Lahore, Karachi to face each other in final of National Women’s One-Day Tourna ..
Two real brothers clinch positions in first Punjab music competition
2nd symposium on Battery Electric Vehicles held
European stocks rise but Wall Street slips
More Stories From World
-
Second UK lawmaker defects to Labour in new blow for PM
51 minutes ago -
UK says to expel Russia defence attache for intel role
51 minutes ago -
EU queries X over cut to content moderation resources
51 minutes ago -
Ukraine lawmakers back bill allowing prisoners to join army
51 minutes ago -
Flood-hit Kenya reports dozens of cholera cases
2 hours ago -
China's Xi welcomed with 'respect and love' in Serbia
2 hours ago
-
UK says to expel Russian defence attache as 'undeclared military intelligence officer'
3 hours ago -
N. Macedonia polls set to upend ties with EU neighbours
3 hours ago -
Israel pounds Gaza as truce talks resume
3 hours ago -
Russia says it captured two more villages in Ukraine
4 hours ago -
Russia 'cannot' investigate AFP journalist's 2023 killing in Ukraine: Kremlin
4 hours ago -
Indonesia April temperatures hottest in four decades: weather agency
4 hours ago