Two dead after drowning in Dudhkoshi

KATHMANDU: Two youths drowned to death in the Dudhkoshi River in Bhojpur district on Wednesday afternoon.

According to the police, Sudeep Darji (20) and Ajay Rai (18) drowned while swimming in the river at around 1 p.m. Both were from Devantar in Amchowok Rural Municipality-6.

The bodies have been sent to the Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, police say.