Sri Lankan police have confirmed that a dead body has been found in the Batticaloa lagoon on Monday.
The body was identified as that of a 37 year old male resident of Eravur, according to the Police Media Unit. He has not yet been named.
The finding comes after three dead bodies were recovered from the lagoon last month.
See our earlier post: Three men found dead in Batticaloa (30 July 2015)
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