WASHINGTON, DC. (THECOUNT) — Chelsea Decaminada, an American woman injured in the Easter Sunday terror bombings in Sri Lanka, has died in a hospital.
Decaminada passed away in a hospital as a result of injuries she sustained in the April 21st attack, according to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
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Decaminada worked as an International Program Specialist in the Commercial Law Development Program of the Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Commerce. She was on assignment in Sri Lanka when she was caught in the bombings, reports Fox5DC.
“Chelsea devoted her life to public service, and her dedication and spirit were a model for all of us at Commerce. She served her country with distinction. As we mourn her loss, we must continue to fight terrorism around the world,” said Ross in a press release.
An 11-year-old student from Sidwell Friends School in Northwest was also killed in the attack.
Geo quick facts: Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea – Wikipedia.