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Boy falls into river while taking selfie
A selfie attempt of a boy on Saturday resulted in a tragedy in Lamjung district. Pawan Shrestha, 19, of Manakamana-3 of Gorkha district, on Saturday afternoon fell into a river in Dhodeni of Lamjung while he was trying to take a selfie.bookmark
Published at : October 2, 2016
Updated at : October 2, 2016 17:26
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A selfie attempt of a boy on Saturday resulted in a tragedy in Lamjung district. Pawan Shrestha, 19, of Manakamana-3 of Gorkha district, on Saturday afternoon fell into a river in Dhodeni of Lamjung while he was trying to take a selfie.
Police confirmed that Shrestha was swept away by the Dordi stream after he slipped off a cliff and fell into it while attempting to take a selfie.
Security personnel and local people have been searching for the missing boy.
In February, a girl, also 19 years of age, had fallen into Narayani River while taking a selfie with her friends.
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