Stranded worker rescued from Tamor River bank in Dhankuta

Dhankuta, October 13, 2026 — A 29-year-old worker stranded on rocks along the Tamor River in Ward 8 of Dhankuta Municipality was safely rescued with the help of Nepal Police, Armed Police Force Nepal and local youths.

According to the District Police Office, Dhankuta, police received information on Monday night that a person was stranded along the riverbank. Teams from Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force were dispatched to the location.

Upon reaching the site, the joint team found that the stranded person was a worker employed by Saminarayan Construction Pvt. Ltd., a company working on bridge construction in the Raguwa Khola area.

With assistance from local youths, the rescue team reached him through an alternative route and brought him to safety around midnight, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Hemant Bhandari Chhetri, information officer at the District Police Office, Dhankuta.

The rescued worker was identified as Arjun Sardar, 29, a resident of Ward 1 of Gramthan Rural Municipality in Morang district.

Police said Sardar had been heading towards Mulghat to travel home during the Dashain holiday. After swimming across the Tamor River, he was unable to find a way back and became stranded.

Following the rescue, Sardar was handed over to Shiva Narayan Yadav, a representative of Saminarayan Construction Pvt. Ltd.

The local youths who assisted in the rescue were identified as Suman Rai, 49, and Suresh Rai, 25, both originally from Ward 8 of Dhankuta Municipality and currently residing in Ward 3 of Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality; and Aryan Yakkha, 31, and Dinesh Yakkha, 25, residents of Ward 3 of Sangurigadhi Rural Municipality, police said.