Pokhara, July 3
A seven-year-old child drowned while swimming in a rain-swollen Harpan Stream in Bhadaure Tamagi, Kaski, on Saturday.
The deceased is Roshan Bhandari of Bise, Bhadaure Tamagi-5. James Adhikari (7), who had accompanied Bhandari, somehow swam to safety.
The two had gone swimming at around 3 pm. James called for help upon finding his friend went missing. Surya Adhikari, a local, rescued the child and took him to a local medical hall, which referred him to hospital. Pokhara’s Metro City Hospital declared him dead on arrival, Dhruva Bhandari, a local teacher, said.
