Deep Divers go missing during mock drill in Saptakoshi

Itahari (Sunsari): Two deep divers of the Armed Police Force have gone missing in the Saptakoshi River.

The Armed Police Force Madhesh Province Office has stated that the divers went missing while conducting a rescue drill in the Saptakoshi River. Police constables Suraj Saud and Hardev Rajbanshi of the Dantakali Training Centre, Barmajiya, are reported missing.

They were practising to learn how to rescue people trapped in the river during disasters.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Yubaraj Khatiwada, spokesperson of the District Police Office, Sunsari, said that the search for the missing divers is underway.

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