Police preparing to load the body into a helicopter at Rubyvalley Rural Municipality-1 in Dhading district, on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Photo: Keshav Adhikari/THT
DHADING: An Austrian tourist has been found dead at Somdong in Rubyvalley Rural Municipality-1 of Dhading district, on Sunday, police said.
According to the District Police Office, Dhading, Austrian national Wehinger Wilhelm, 67, who had stayed overnight at Samdong, was found motionless the next morning.
Wilhelm had gone for trekking around Rubyvelly and Ganesh Himal trekking trail in the district before being found dead today. After the news came to fore, a police team led by Superintendent of Police (SP) and DPO Chief Raj Kumar Baidawar reached the site this afternoon.
The body has been sent to Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) for autopsy, according to SP Baidawar.
Somdong is the main gateway to Ganesh Himal touristic area in the district which lies 3270 metres above from sea level.
Meanwhile, further investigation is underway, police said.
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