Woman dies after falling off cliff

SALLERI, SOLUKHUMBU: A woman reportedly died after falling of a cliff in Dudhkoshi Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu district on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased has been identified as Ram Kumari Rai (54) of Kanku, Dudhkoshi-4.

Rai who had gone to collect fodder in her neighbour's farm at around 3:00 pm, was found dead an hour later on the bank of a river, according to Police Inspector Pradyumna Adhikari.

Police suspect she might have slipped and fallen off the cliff, said police.