5 Sri Lankan fishermen who had consumed the contents in a bottle floating within the sea on Saturday had died by Sunday afternoon, Navy Spokesman Captain Gayan Wickramasuriya mentioned.
The navy spokesman mentioned the victims are part of a six-man crew that sailed from the Tangalle Fisheries Harbour, reported Xinhua information company.
They discovered the bottle round 320 nautical miles off the coast and had consumed its contents believed to be alcohol, he mentioned.
Wickramasuriya mentioned one survivor is in crucial situation and presently receiving emergency therapy.
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