Dhankuta, October 13
A man stranded on a rock along the Tamor River in Dhankuta Municipality-8 has been rescued safely with the help of Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force Nepal and local youths.
According to the District Police Office, Dhankuta, police and Armed Police Force personnel were deployed on Monday night after receiving information that a man was stranded along the riverbank.
Upon reaching the site, the joint security team found that the stranded man was a worker employed by Saminayaran Construct Pvt Ltd, which is building a bridge in the Raguwa Khola area.
With the help of local youths, the team reached him via an alternative route and rescued him safely around midnight, said DSP Hemant Bhandari Chhetri, information officer at the District Police Office, Dhankuta.
The rescued man was identified as 29-year-old Arjun Sardar of Gramthan Rural Municipality-1 in Morang district.
According to police, Sardar was heading towards Mulghat to return home for the Dashain holiday. After swimming across the Tamor River, he became stranded when he could not find a route onward.
Following the rescue, he was handed over to Shiva Narayan Yadav, a representative of Saminayaran Construct Pvt Ltd.
DSP Bhandari said four local youths assisted in the rescue: Suman Rai, 49, and Suresh Rai, 25, originally from Dhankuta Municipality-8 and currently residing in Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality-3; and Aryan Yakkha, 31, and Dinesh Yakkha, 25, of Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality-3.
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