Dozen missing in Okhaldhunga boat capsize

October 16, 2005
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At least one dozen passengers went missing when a boat they were traveling in capsized into the Sunkoshi River near Daukhel in Okhaldhunga district Sunday morning.

The passengers of the ill-fated boat who were returning to Udaypur district after receiving Dashain Tika, reports said. 16 others managed to swim to safety.

Most of the missing persons, it is said, are women and children.

Details of the incident are still awaited.