Two people drowned while swimming in Harpan River in Pokhara Metropolitan City-23 on Friday.

According to police, the deceased are Prakrit Buddhacharya, 18, of ward 1 and Swayam Tamrakar, 18, of ward 2 of the metropolis.

Superintendent of Police Arun Sharma Poudel said a team from the Armed Police Force retrieved the bodies.