A man in Lamjung is missing and feared dead after he was swept away by the Marsyangdi river while trying to swim across as part of a Rs 500 bet with his friend on Sunday, police said. Raju Ghimire, 40, of Besisahar-7 was carried away by the river rapids while his friend Padam Ghimire swam across safely, Deputy Superintendent of Police Samir Chandra Kharel said. Security personnel and locals were still searching for Padam as of the evening.  

In another incident, a man drowned in the Rapti river and another went missing in the Narayani river on Saturday, Chitwan police said. The body of Prabin Koirala of Khairahani was recovered on Sunday from the Rapti river on Sunday while the search is still on for Iman Singh Tamang who was swept away by the Narayani river.