Mar 22, Kathmandu- A young man from Gorkha who had been missing for five days has been found dead in Tanahun.

The young man was found dead today in the Marsyangdi River in Aubukhaireni Rural Municipality-2, Eklophat.

The deceased has been identified as Rahul Kumal, 30, of Naukhil, Gorkha, said Ashok Thapa, Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office.

Kumal, who worked at the Aina Hotel in Eklophat, had been missing since Chaitra 20. Police said that his body was found by a team of the Armed Police Force, Manakamana Battalion, during a search operation.