Two persons died in separate accidents in Rautahat district on Wednesday.

An 18-year-old HasinaKhatun, who had gone missing after she was swept away by the Sakhuwa River, was found dead in the river.

Locals and a police team deployed under the command of Inspector Manoj Kumar Yadav of the District Police Office, Gaur, found the body of Khatun, a permanent resident of Dumariya, this morning.Her body has been taken to the Gaur Hospital for autopsy, DSP Shanti Raj Koirala said.

“Khatun’s body will be handed over to her parents after the postmortem,” he said.

In another incident, Sogarath Ram, 45, of Baudimai Municipality-7 died due to electrocution. The incident occurred while he was operating a water pump.

The body has been taken to the District Hospital for postmortem.

A police team headed by Inspector Manoj Kumar Yadav is looking into the case, DSP Koirala said.