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Woman dies after being swept away by river in Rukum West

Local residents and police rescued the victim from the water, but medical staff at the district hospital pronounced her dead.

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  • A 58-year-old woman died after being swept away by the Simrutu river in Rukum West.
  • Local residents and police rescued her about 20 to 25 metres downstream while she was unconscious.
  • Doctors at the district hospital in Salle declared her dead upon arrival.

A fifty-eight-year-old female died after a river swept her away in Rukum West. The victim, identified from local reports, was attempting to cross the Simrutu river when the rushing water caught her. Community residents and members of the police force initiated a rescue operation after the current carried her downstream by about twenty to twenty-five metres. Rescuers pulled her from the water in an unresponsive condition. Officers transported her to the district hospital in Salle for urgent medical attention. Upon arrival, attending doctors examined the patient and formally declared her dead. Information regarding the incident was confirmed by police inspector Jhabindra Pariyar, who serves as the information officer at the District Police Office in Rukum West.

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