Surkhet. Two girls have drowned while swimming in Tuni river located in Birendranagar municipality 10. Among the deceased are 14-year-old Mejakan Thapa of Deepak Thapa of Pathantol Birendranagar 10 and 12-year-old Kalpana Rawat of Man Bahadur Rawat.
District Police Office Surkhet reached the spot after receiving information that both girls drowned while swimming in Tuni River on Saturday evening. “We rescued both the girls and took them to Karnali Pradesh Hospital, Kalagaon for further treatment,” police inspector Shyamprakash Yadav said, “the doctor declared them dead shortly after reaching the hospital. We have started further investigation into the incident.