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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
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.
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