An elderly woman died after a strong wind overturned a boat in Phewa Lake of Pokhara on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased is 70-year-old Yaam Maya Giri of Pokhara Metropolis-1, police said.

According to Shrawan Kumar BK, information officer of Kaski District Police Office, the woman, who was injured after the boat overturned at around 4:10pm, died while undergoing treatment at Gandaki Medical College.

Five others rescued following the boat capsize are in normal health, police said.

The story has been updated.