A Sri Lankan man has died while
trying to break an informal local record for the longest time spent being
buried alive, police say
.
Janaka
Basnayake,
24, allegedly buried himself with the help of family and friends in a trench
sealed with wood and soil in the town of Kantale.
The government has urged the public
not to attempt similar "high risk events".
Mr
Basnayake
went underground on Saturday morning, and was pronounced dead the same
afternoon, police say.
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Police said that Mr Basnayake was a member of a police unit that fought in Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war |
Doctors say that a post-mortem
examination has not determined the cause of death and further medical
investigations are being conducted.
Local newspapers say that the trench
in which Mr Basnayake was buried was
10ft (3m) deep.
His family says he was buried alive
on two previous occasions - for two and a half hours and six hours
respectively.
It is unclear whether there is an
official world record for the longest time buried alive.
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