KATHMANDU, Nov 10: The bodies of two Indian nationals who went missing in Manang last month have been recovered.
Armed Police Force (APF) personnel found the bodies of 52-year-old Jigneshkumar Lallubhai Patel and his 17-year-old daughter, Priyansha Kumari Patel, at around 2 PM on Sunday. The duo had been missing since October 18.
New track under-construction to connect Chame to Upper Manang
The father and daughter had left Gyalzen Hotel in Ngisyang Rural Municipality-4, stating they were heading to visit Maleripa Monastery in Ward 5. They went out of contact shortly after.
Following their disappearance, the hotel informed the APF’s Mountain Rescue Training School in Manang to initiate a search operation.
After initial efforts failed, a rescue team led by APF Deputy Superintendent Hirabahadur Jisi, equipped with rescue gear, was deployed again on November 9.
