RUKUM WEST: The bodies of all three individuals who went missing after a tipper accident in the Thulibheri River at Pipalchaur, Athbiskot Municipality-14, Rukum West, last Tuesday have been found.

According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Pramesh Bista of the District Police Office, Rukum West, the deceased have been identified as 33-year-old Dhanbir BK of Sanibheri Rural Municipality-3, Rukum West; 41-year-old Maniram Chaudhary of Dang; and 20-year-old Hari BK of Syalapakh, Sisne Rural Municipality-8, Rukum East.

Their bodies were recovered on different dates from the Bheri River in Surkhet.

Dhanbir, who worked as a JCB operator for Yeti Builders Pvt. Ltd., was found on Sunday evening on the bank of the Bheri River in Birendranagar Municipality-2, Surkhet. His body was identified by his brother on Monday, DSP Bista said.

Earlier, the bodies of driver Maniram and JCB helper Hari were found on the banks of the Bheri River in Bheriganga Municipality-2, Surkhet.

The accident occurred on the evening of July 22, when a tipper (registration number Ra 1 Kha 1501) belonging to Yeti Builders veered off the Bheri Corridor road and plunged into the Thulibheri River at Pipalchaur.

The tipper, which was headed from Chisapani of Ward 11 toward Chepare in Ward 14, fell into the river, leading to the disappearance of all three occupants.

The front part of the tipper was recovered on Wednesday about 400 meters downstream from the incident site, on the Jajarkot side of the river.