KASKI, May 1: A 10-year-old child drowned in the Phewa Lake on Friday. The Armed Police Force of Kalika Battalion confirmed the death of Aaresh Lama, 10, of Khapaudi from Pokhara Metropolis-18.
Battalion Chief Superintendent of Police, Basanta Bahadur Singh, said the child drowned while swimming in the lake on Friday morning.
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Though he was rescued in an unconscious state from the depth of 18 feet with the help of a team comprising seven divers, he was pronounced death at the Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences.
He was medically declared dead at around 12: 15 pm.
