KATHMANDU May, 19: Two youths drowned while swimming in the Battar Suleraha river, Bandipur Rural Municipality-2, Tanahun on Saturday.
According to the District Police Office, Binod Gurung, 20, and Hira Gurung, 20, of Bandipur-2 died in the incident.
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Inspector Mohan Kumar Khadka said that among the six individuals who went swimming together, two lost their lives after drowning while the other four individuals are safe.
The bodies of the deceased have been kept in Damauli Hospital for a post-mortem.