A 34-year-old has died under mysterious circumstances after entering the Nuwaragala Forest Reserve with seven others.The Police Media Division said a group of eight on an excursion had entered the reserve on Friday.

However, after spending the night, one of the individuals had disappeared. The group had then notified Police via the 118 hotline about the disappearance.Officers attached to the Mahaoya Police have found the body following a search operation.

The deceased was a 34-year-old resident of Uhana.