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Two kids drown in pit in Surkhet
A 7-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl died, police say.bookmark
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Tripti Shahi
Published at : March 3, 2026
Updated at : March 3, 2026 11:04
Surkhet
Two children died on Monday evening after falling into a pit dug for house construction near their home in ward 9 of Birendranagar Municipality in Surkhet.
The victims are children of Tek Bahadur Katuwal, originally from ward 9 of Tilagupha Municipality, Kalikot.
Locals spotted the children submerged and alerted police, who rescued them and rushed them to Province Hospital, Kalagaun. Doctors declared both dead on arrival, police said.
Tripti Shahi
Tripti Shahi is the Baitadi correspondent for Kantipur Publications.
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