A 41-year-old woman died after falling from a cliff while grazing goats in the Kotekhola jungle, Jajarkot.

The deceased, Dhani Pariyar of ward 7 of Nalgad Municipality, had left her maternal home in Batala village, Aathbiskot Municipality, West Rukum, on Thursday afternoon. She was returning with her goats when the accident occurred.

Pariyar’s family were concerned when her goats returned without her around 5pm. She was later found unconscious and rushed to Nalgad Hospital, where doctors declared her dead.