Teesta Tragedy: Four Missing Sikkim Residents Found Dead Inside Car Recovered Near Coronation Bridge
Teesta Tragedy: Four Missing Sikkim Residents Found Dead Inside Car Recovered Near Coronation Bridge
Siliguri, June 7 : A heartbreaking tragedy has left Sikkim in sorrow after four missing residents were found dead inside a Tata Nexon pulled from the Teesta River near Coronation Bridge on Sunday morning.
Rescue teams found the submerged vehicle and recovered the bodies of all four people who were trapped inside.
The deceased include Smarika Neupaney, a Nursing Lecturer at Sochyagang Nursing College linked to STNM Hospital; Sabiya Neupaney, a Junior Engineer with the Culture Department of the Government of Sikkim; Tika Maya Dahal, who worked for the Horticulture Department; and Ditiya Chettri, the young daughter of Tika Maya Dahal.
Smarika and Sabiya Neupaney were siblings. All four victims were from Lingdok, 9th Mile in East Sikkim.
According to initial reports, the family was traveling from Gangtok to Siliguri on Friday when heavy rainfall caused a landslide. This likely swept their vehicle into the swollen Teesta River.
The incident has shocked the state, leaving the local community in deep sorrow over the loss of four lives.
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