29/08/2026
๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ, ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ค๐๐ ๐
A joint technical Search & Rescue team from the Nepal National Mountain Guide Association (NNMGA) and Nepal Mountaineering Instructors Association (NMIA) was deployed to the Chilime Hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa on August 29, 2026, following a request from the hydropower company, with helicopter support from Simrik Air.
Initially planned as a long-line rescue/access operation due to anticipated muddy conditions, the team was able to land directly near the tunnel entrance as the area had sufficiently dried.
During the operation, the mountain guides recovered the body of a young female, estimated to be 15โ16 years old, along with separate lower-leg remains. The remains were handed over to the authorities for identification. The team also discovered a camera bag at the site.
About an hour later, Nepal Army personnel joined the operation, and both teams conducted a joint assessment of the tunnel. The mountain guides advanced approximately 120 metres inside the tunnel, but encountered a complete blockage caused by thick mud and debris.
With the passage fully obstructed, the team determined that further progress cannot be made through human effort alone. Heavy excavation machinery and pumping equipment will be required to remove the accumulated mud and sludge and allow the search to continue.
Following today's technical assessment, the NNMGAโNMIA team returned to Kathmandu while remaining ready to assist in further search and rescue efforts.
๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฆ: ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ (๐๐
๐๐๐), ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐ (๐๐
๐๐๐), ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ (๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐), ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข (๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐, ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฒ).
The search continues. Hope remains.
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