Two Tourists Missing in Bajura Due to Heavy Snowfall

Bajura. Two tourists who had gone to Badimalika, a religious and tourist area in Bajura, have gone missing. Two tourists who had gone to visit and tour Badimalika Mata have gone missing after heavy snowfall with rain. According to the Information Officer and Police Inspector of the District Police Office, Naresh Bahadur Shahi, 20-year-old Manish Bohara, a resident of Deiji, Vedkot Municipality, Kanchanpur, and 21-year-old Sagar Karki, a resident of Krishnapur Municipality-2, have gone missing. He said that out of a team of five people who left Sadarmukam Martadi for Badimalika on Kartik 9, three have already returned after visiting Badimalika. Information Officer Shahi informed that Manish Bohara went missing while returning after visiting the Badimalika Bhagwati Temple located at an altitude of four thousand two meters, and since last night, Sagar Karki has also not been contactable. “Yesterday, when I contacted Sagar by phone, he said that a friend went missing while returning from Badimalika, and I am at Triveni Patan,” he said, “They might be stranded in that area due to heavy snowfall.” Information Officer Shahi said that Manish, who reached there, went missing after the snowfall, and Sagar might also be stranded due to heavy snow, unable to descend. He said that preparations are being made to send a rescue team as both of their mobile phones are showing signs of being switched off. Information Officer Shahi mentioned that rescue is difficult due to rain in the district since Friday and snowfall in high Himalayan areas including Badimalika, and preparations are underway to dispatch a police team from Martadi.