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Youth drowns in Phewa Lake

Following reports of the incident, a rescue team from the Armed Police Force (APF)’s No. 24 Kalika Battalion was deployed under the command of Assistant Sub-Inspector Amrit Chhetri. The 13-member team included trained divers and rescue personnel.
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By REPUBLICA

POKHARA, May 21: A young man died after drowning while swimming in Phewa Lake in Pokhara.



The deceased has been identified as approximately 27-year-old Riwaj Gurung of Kahun Khola, Pokhara Metropolitan City-11. He had gone missing while swimming in the lake.


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Following reports of the incident, a rescue team from the Armed Police Force (APF)’s No. 24 Kalika Battalion was deployed under the command of Assistant Sub-Inspector Amrit Chhetri. The 13-member team included trained divers and rescue personnel.


During the search operation, APF divers recovered Gurung from the lake in an unconscious condition at around 3:30 am on Wednesday.


He was rushed to Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences (Western Regional Hospital) for treatment, where doctors pronounced him dead upon arrival.


 

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