A 20-year-old man who went missing after heavy snowfall in the Badimalika area of Nepal's Bajura district has been found dead near Triveni Patan, officials said on Sunday.
Source: Daily InformIQ
The deceased was identified as Manish Bohara, a resident of Daiji in Bedkot Municipality of Kanchanpur district. He had been out of contact since Friday, after heavy snowfall hit the area.
Chief District Officer Muktiram Rijal said a team of security personnel was flown from the district headquarters by helicopter on Sunday morning to search for the missing man, and Bohara was found dead near Triveni Patan in Badimalika during the operation. The Himalayan Times also reported that a helicopter search team located the body.
Rijal said efforts were under way to arrange a helicopter to bring back Bohara's body along with the security personnel involved in the search.
On Saturday afternoon, 21-year-old Sagar Karki of Krishnapur Municipality-2 in Kanchanpur was rescued by helicopter from Triveni Patan and brought to Martadi. Karki had visited the Badimalika temple, located at an altitude of 4,200 metres, and was returning from the pilgrimage when snowfall forced him to take shelter at a guesthouse in Triveni Patan from Friday.