The Sri Lanka Navy today rescued and provided urgent humanitarian assistance to 11 people stranded in the Thalaimannar area, including five children, during routine patrol operations.

In the latest incident, Navy personnel rescued a father and his two children, aged 11 and 13, who had been stranded on a remote sandbank off Thalaimannar. The rescue brings the total number of people assisted by the Navy in the area today to 11, comprising five children, four women and two men.

The rescued individuals to be handed over to the Thalaimannar Police for necessary onward action.