BENI: A boy who had gone for a swim in the Klaigandaki River near Jukedhara of Myagdi district has gone missing. He is feared to have drowned.

The missing boy has been identified as 12-year-old Pradip Roka of Kunhu-6 of the district.

He is a fifth grader at the New West Point Boarding Higher Secondary School, Beni.

He had gone for the swim with his friends.

Police have expedited a search for the missing school boy.