Snakebite claims one in Jhapa

JHAPA, July 15: A 45-year-old person died due to snakebite in Jhapa district this morning.

Pitambar Dhakal of Buttabari in Birtamode Municipality in the district was killed when a king cobra bit him in the cowshed, according to the police.

Dhakal was immediately rushed to the hospital following the snakebite, but breathed his last on the way, said Area Police Office, Birtamod.