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Story summary
- Police officer Mahendra Darnal rescued Chandika Kumari Shrestha alive from her collapsed home.
- Shrestha’s family began an 11-day mourning period, believing she had perished in the floods.
- Darnal’s team searched debris for 45 minutes before finding her in a narrow air pocket.
- Rescuers transported Shrestha to a Nepal army hospital for treatment.
