Bodies of two passengers missing in Sunkoshi jeep crash found after a week

Summary

Bodies of two passengers missing after a Sumo jeep plunged into the Sunkoshi River in Sindhuli have been recovered a week after the accident. One passenger remains missing as police and divers continue the search, while injured survivors are receiving treatment.

Key Points
  • The bodies of Hari Furkuti and Apsara Rai were recovered from separate riverbank locations a week after the jeep accident.
  • The third missing passenger, Roshan Kumar Magrati, has still not been found despite continued searches by police, divers and family members.
  • The Sumo jeep plunged 200 meters into the river near Nagthan in Sindhuli on October 18 while returning from Kathmandu to Khotang for Dashain.
  • Three passengers died on the spot and four others, including the driver, were injured; two injured passengers were airlifted to Kathmandu.
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