Sri Lanka, April 25 -- By Ranjith Rajapakse

Police found the 33-year-old pilgrim who had climbed Sri Pada and had gone missing after jumping off the protective fence at the Ratnapura-Sri Pada route at the Uda Maluwa.

The police found him lying in the Rajamalai Estate and admitted him to the Dikoya Hospital.

They said the Siripagama Police and the STF, with the help of the army, had launched a search operation to trace the young man from where he had jumped.

He jumped over the protective fence near the steps leading to Sri Padasthana on April 17 and disappeared.

Residents of the area found him lying in Rajamalai Estate on Wednesday (24) and reported it to the Nallathanniya police and later he was admitted to the Dikoya Hospital.

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