A mother and daughter have died after being electrocuted in the Kiribogahainna area of Nawaneliya, Galaha, police say.
The two were electrocuted after they hit a fallen electric wire while picking karapincha from a karapincha tree. The incident occurred at around 10 am this morning and it is reported that the deceased mother was 46 years old and the daughter was 13 years old.
The Galaha Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.