SAPTARI: A man has drowned in Khadak River in Saptari, police have said.

The deceased has been identified as 50-year-old Pushpa Lal Tamang of Khadak Municipality-7.

Tamang drowned in the river on Friday and was found after "an extensive search" the next morning. His body was recovered 4-km-away from the incident site, officers said.