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Tragic Cable Car Plunge Claims Eight Lives in Sri Lanka
9/29/2025
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Story summary
- Eight people died when a cable car plummeted near Na Uyana monastery, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, on 25 September 2025.
- Initial investigations indicate a snapped cable caused the plunge.
- Six monks were hospitalized. Four were in critical condition. One died.
- Funerals for five monks occurred on 27 September.
- A Russian monk will be buried with a Sri Lankan monk.
