Sri Lankan in the cusp of Asian swimming record
Sri Lankan in the cusp of Asian swimming record
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COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka Air Force Swimming Champion Roshan Abeysundera today swam from Talaimannar to Danushkodi in India, with the hope of setting a new Asian record.
Abeysundera took on this challenge with the full support and guidance of the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Sudharshana Pathirana.
He began his swim at the Talaimannar beach at 2 this morning with the aim of taking the message of protecting oceans and the environment to the world.
“I am hoping to do this within 35 hours,” Abeysundara noted. “I want to spread the message to the world not to dump polythene and plastic into the ocean”
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COLOMBO (News 1st): The postmortem examination into the death of the trainee pilot aboard the Sri Lanka Air Force PT-6 Trainer Aircraft that crashed on Tuesday (Dec. 15), will be conducted today (Dec. 16), Sri Lanka Air Force said.
The postmortem examination will be conducted at the Trincomalee District Hospital, Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe, the SLAF Spokesperson said on Wednesday (Dec. 16).
According to Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe, the Board of Investigation appointed on the instructions of the Commander of the Air Force – Air Marshal Sudharshana Pathirana, to probe the SLAF PT-6 Trainer Aircraft crash, commenced its investigations on Tuesday (Dec. 15).
Sri Lanka Air Force PT-6 Trainer Aircraft with one pilot that left Air Force Academy China Bay in Trincomalee on a solo training mission, crashed near Janranjana Tank in the Sooriyapura area in Kantale on Tuesday afternoon (16), approximately 14 nautical miles away from Air Force Academy China Bay.