Rohit Sharma was 28. He went to Nepal on a short trip with four friends, and on Friday he drowned in Phewa Lake in Pokhara. His family in Bihar had been planning his wedding for November or December.
Sharma came from Chichoura village in the Konch area of Gaya district. The group started the day at the Tal Barahi Temple in Pokhara, where they prayed. Then they walked down to Phewa Lake and decided to swim.
Family members said Sharma drifted into deeper water and began to go under. His friends tried to pull him out and could not.
Nepal’s Armed Police Force sent a rescue team after being alerted. They brought him out of the lake and took him to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Doctors there declared him dead. Local authorities have begun the legal formalities that follow such a death.
His father, Sanjay Sharma, died earlier. Rohit is survived by two brothers. The elder, Guddu Sharma, is a farmer and looks after the family.
News24 reported that the death has left the family and the village in shock.
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