Two more bodies found in Karnali River

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२६ असार २०८३, शुक्रबार ११:१७July 10, 2026

. Two more persons who went missing in the Karnali River at Sangetara of Chamunda Bindrasaini Municipality-7 in Dailekh district along the Karnali Highway have been found on Thursday evening. With this, the number of people killed in the accident has reached three.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Shrawan Kumar BK, who is also the chief of the District Police Office, said that the relatives have already reached the incident site and received the body.TAG_OPEN_div_10 The deceased have been identified as Jekhe Tiruwa of Pachal Jharana Rural Municipality-9 in Kalikot district, Mekhe Tiruwa of the same locality and Sujana Khadka, 18, of Raskot Municipality-2 in Kalikot. Their addresses and details have been identified and identified by their relatives, said Police Chief BK.

The whereabouts of driver Tularam Subedi and his brother Ramu Subedi of Panchapuri Municipality-8 in Surkhet are yet to be ascertained.TAG_OPEN_div_8 Dilli Subedi, uncle of the two brothers, said that the family, relatives and neighbours are in deep grief as the main support of the house has drowned in the river.

The Force vehicle (Copra 02-001 Kha 1055) en route to Kalikot from Surkhet fell some 400 meters down from the road into the Karnali River on Thursday.TAG_OPEN_div_6 A joint security team of the Armed Police Force (APF) has continued search for the missing in the river and surrounding areas.