Youth drowns in West Sikkim

GYALSHING, 02 June: Bijay Khatiwada, a 17 year old boy class IX in Sakyong Secondary School, West Sikkim, drowned in the Rathang Chu Lodung khola yesterday. The incident occurred at around noon when the teenager went for a swim to the river along with his friends. The strong current of the river dragged him away even as attempts by his friends to save him failed. His body was recovered only this morning around 5 kms downstream from where he was swept away. The boy was the only son of Santa Bahadur Khatiwada, a resident of Lower Omlok.