Mother Of Denver Man Killed In Sri Lanka Works To Bring Him Home

DENVER (AP/CBS4) - Dieter Kowalski's mother says she is working to get her son's body back to the United States. Kowalski was killed in the attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

The U.S. Embassy is helping the family.

SRI LANKA-ATTACKS — Sri Lankan security personnel inspect the debris of a car after it explodes when police tried to defuse a bomb near St. Anthony's Shrine as priests look on in Colombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. - The death toll from bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka rose dramatically April 22 to 290 -- including dozens of foreigners -- as police announced new arrests over the country's worst attacks for more than a decade. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Kowalski left Denver on Friday to Sri Lanka as part of a teaching program. He was a leader with the operational technical services team at Pearson. His office is located in Centennial.

Dieter Kowalski 1 copy — Dieter Kowalski (credit: Facebook)

He was among hundreds of people killed by coordinated suicide bombing attacks.

ISIS has claimed responsibility, but offered no evidence.

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