Whereabouts of two youths missing in Karnali river still unknown

DHAMBOJI: Two youths who have gone missing while swimming in Karnali River in Bardiya district since Sunday evening are still unknown.

Police confirmed that Deependra Karki of Kohalpur in Banke and Prajjwal Koirala of Lamki in Kailali went missing while swimming in the Karnali river at Kothiyaghat.

"Prajjwal and Deependra out of six friends swimming in the river went missing", said Rajendra Shahi, one of the friends of the group.

Police have intensified campaign to search for the missing, said Bardiya's Chief District Officer (CDO) Ram Bahadur Kurumbang.