A young man drowned in the Sunkoshi River while swimming on Sunday morning.
The victim has been identified as 24-year-old Sajan Waiba from Mahabharat Rural Municipality-4 in Kavre.
According to Police Assistant Inspector Yubaraj KC of Pachuwarghat Police Post, Sajan entered the river around 9:30 AM and was swept away by the current, resulting in his death.
He had been working on the construction of a water tank under a large drinking water project in Chukhabeshi, Temal Rural Municipality-3.