SAPTARI: A teenage girl has drowned in the Koshi River while taking a bath in Saptari district.
The deceased has been identified as 18-year-old Priyanka Kumari Dev of Hanuman Kankalini municipality-12 of the district, said DSP Madhav Prasad Kafle of District Police Office, Saptari.
Priyanka who drowned in the Koshi river at 3:15 pm on Thursday was rescued by locals and rushed to district headquarters Rajbiraj for treatment.
She was pronounced dead by doctors as soon as she was taken to the hospital, said police.
Police said they are investigating the case.
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