Navy rescues injured fisherman

The Sri Lanka Naval ship Jayasagara rescued an injured fisherman in the southern seas, on Wednesday following a request by the Sri Lanka Coast Guard and brought him to the Galle Harbour.

The injured fisherman had been among the five-member crew of a multi-day fishing trawler, Yasaisuri, which had left the Beruwala Fishery Harbour on November 10.

Following instructions from Naval Headquarters, the Southern Naval Command directed SLNS Jayasagara, which had been on routine patrol, to bring the fisherman ashore.

After preliminary treatment by SLN medical personnel, the fisherman was handed over to his relations to be taken for further treatment.