{"id":33963,"date":"2026-07-11T16:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T10:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/indian-tourist-drowns-while-swimming-in-nepals-phewa-lake-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T16:20:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T10:50:54","slug":"indian-tourist-drowns-while-swimming-in-nepals-phewa-lake-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/indian-tourist-drowns-while-swimming-in-nepals-phewa-lake-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian tourist drowns while swimming in Nepal&#8217;s Phewa Lake | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132328799,imgsize-1641635,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/-.jpg\" alt=\"Indian tourist drowns while swimming in Nepal's Phewa Lake\" title=\"Representative image (PTI file)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Representative image (PTI file)\">Representative image (PTI file)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old Indian tourist from Bihar died after drowning in Nepal&#8217;s Phewa Lake in Pokhara, police said on Friday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar, who had travelled to Pokhara with four friends. <!-- -->The incident took place on Thursday evening after the group visited the Tal Barahi Temple, located on an island in the lake.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>According to the district police office, Kaski, the group had docked their boat at the temple when Rohit and one of his friends decided to swim in the lake. During the swim, Rohit reportedly sank into the water and went missing.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>A disaster management team led by armed police force assistant Sub Inspector Devendra KC, deployed from the Phewa Watch and Rescue Tower, launched a search operation immediately after receiving information about the incident.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Rohit was rescued at around 5 pm by a team of the armed police force, Kaski district police spokesperson Birendra Kumar Paswan said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>He was rushed to the Western Regional Hospital in Pokhara, where he succumbed during treatment, police said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Authorities are investigating the incident.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/indian-tourist-from-bihar-drowns-in-nepals-phewa-lake\/articleshow\/132328628.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representative image (PTI file) NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old Indian tourist from Bihar died after drowning in Nepal&#8217;s Phewa Lake in Pokhara, police said on Friday.The deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar, who had travelled to Pokhara with four friends. 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