• Police are searching for the body with the assistance of the Army and the Air Force

By Shantha Chandrasiri and Ranjith Rajapaksa   

A young woman had fallen down the Devon waterfalls in Pathana at Dimbula and disappeared yesterday afternoon.   Police said four young women had been on a visit to the waterfall one of them who walked up to the top of the waterfall and attempted to wash her feet in the torrent had lost her balance and fallen down. 

The young woman who disappeared Pavithra (19) was from Lindula in Thalawakele had been on a visit to the waterfall with a group of her friends.   

Residents of the area pointed out that the Devon falls about 97ft in height had swelled during the recent rains.  Dimbula- Pathana police are searching for the body with the assistance of the Army and the Air Force.