One missing in Phewa lake

POKHARA, Aug 20: One person has gone missing while swimming in Phewa lake  near the damn site on Saturday afternoon.



Bir Bahadur Thakkar, 28 of Phaparbari-6, Makwanpur drowned in the lake while swimming with his friends.



Rescue and search team from the Armed Police Force (APF) are searching for Thakkar.



Other swimmers in the lake notified police about the incident, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Tulbahadur Karki.



The rescue team was deployed to search for Thakkar after it got the news from the swimmers, DSP Karki said.

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