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Three children die by drowning in two separate incidents
One other girl, who had gone to the Mahakali river, is still missing, police say.bookmark
Tripti Shahi & Manoj Badu
Published at : June 22, 2024
Updated at : June 22, 2024 19:48
Birendranagar/ Darchula
Three children died by drowning in two separate incidents on Saturday.
A 14-year-old girl died after drowning in the Mahakali river in Shivanath Rural Municipality-1, Baitadi.
She had gone to the river to swim along with another 12-year-old girl at around 9am on Saturday. Search for the missing victim is underway, said Balaram Pandey, spokesperson for Baitadi police.
In a separate incident, two girls, aged 12 and 10, also drowned while bathing in the Phoksundo river in Dolpa on Saturday morning, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Hari Krishna KC.
Both of them are locals of ward 5 of Kaike Rural Municipality.
Further investigation into the matter is underway.
Tripti Shahi
Tripti Shahi is the Baitadi correspondent for Kantipur Publications.
Manoj Badu
Manoj Badu is the Darchula correspondent for Kantipur Publications.
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