Kathmandu, Oct 25: Three people have died while five others are reported missing when a motorboat capsized today in the Saptakoshi Triveni, a confluence of Dhankuta, Udayapur and Bhojpur districts.
The incident took place while the motorboat was coming from Bhojpur towards Barahkshetra in Sunsari district, according to Armed Police Force (APF). It is estimated that there were 16 people on board the motorboat.
Shailendra Thapa, Assistant Spokesperson for the APF Nepal, informed that several teams have been deployed to the site: a nine-member team (including five divers) from the APF’s no 1 Brigade, a six-member team from the Rampur Security Base and a nine-member team from the Chatara Disaster Management Base.