KARNALI: Two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, have gone missing in the Karnali River from two different locations after reportedly drowning while swimming.

In Kalikot, 16-year-old Biraj Bista from Narharinath Rural Municipality-1, Kotbada, disappeared while swimming near Jarkot in Pachaljharana Rural Municipality, according to the District Police Office.

In a separate incident in Dailekh, 15-year-old Bhupendra Sawan of Daunsur, Chamundabindrasaini Municipality-9, was reported missing while swimming at Lamaduwala Ghat on Friday afternoon, said DSP Ganesh Bahadur Baral of the District Police Office, Dailekh.

Both youths remain missing as search efforts by locals, Nepal Police, and the Armed Police Force continue.