Waling, July 21 : Two members of the same family died after being drowned in a pond located at Galyang-6, Pelakot on Wednesday evening.
Bindra Gurung, 33, of Galyang-6, and
four-year-old Sofia Gurung died after being drowned in a pond that was
constructed for irrigation purposes.
A spokesperson at the District Police
Office, Rabindra Khanal shared that father Bindra had stepped into the pond to
rescue his daughter Sofia who was drowning in the pond.
Both were rescued immediately and
taken to a local primary hospital in Waling where doctors pronounced them dead.