Two people were found dead in Bhotebahal of Kathmandu on Monday.

The bodies of Jhapa-local Dipen Limbu and Jitesh Gurung, a local of Sindhuli, were recovered from a well, police said.

Limbu had prepared to install a water pump to fetch water on Monday morning. After the pump fell into the well, he entered the water source to bring it back during which he lost consciousness.

Gurung, who entered the well to rescue Limbu, also fainted.

As per the preliminary investigative report, the victims were found to have died by suffocation, said Senior Superintendent of Police Dan Bahadur Karki.