Jabdi: Two boys drowned while swimming in the Mura rivulet at Jabdi on Saturday.
According to National News Agency Nepal, the deceased have been identified as nine-year-old Yunish Khatri of Itahari sub-metropolis-16 and 11-year-old Hem Bahadur (Bishu) Pariyar of Itahari-5.
A team led by Police Inspector Lekh Nath Dahal from Area Police Office, Pakali, arrived at the scene soon after receiving information about the incident. The team managed to rescue both boys from the rivulet and transported them to Sanvi City Hospital in Itahari for treatment. However, the doctors declared both boys dead upon arrival.
The bodies of the boys have been kept at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences for post-mortem examination.