Soldier trying to save the helpless in Neluwa falls from above and dies!

Soldier trying to save the helpless in Neluwa falls from above and dies!

The Air Force soldier engaged in rescue operations of rescuing a group of people in distress in Neluwa, Galle had fallen from a helicopter and had died while under treatment having received serious injuries, it is now reported.

The soldier was involved in a rescue operation of

salvaging victims trapped because of floods and after rescuing one woman who was trapped inside Dooliella Factory hall had subsequently, in the process of rescuing the other victim, another woman, while coming down with the aid of a cable had fallen from a height of about 30 feet. On that occasion he had sustained injury and had to be admitted to Karapitiya Hospital. As a result of serious injuries, he had later passed away, hospital sources say. It is Y.M.S. Yaparatna (38), a relief-duty Air Force soldier who has met with this fate.