A Nepali student studying in University of Idaho died in a rafting accident on the Selway River in Idaho, US on Saturday July 21. Bishal Shrestha, 22, of Kathmandu, drowned Saturday evening after the raft he was in got stuck, popped and spilled all five occupants into the northern Idaho river, Idaho Country officials told the Associated Press. Shrestha had been rafting with other University of Idaho students from Nepal, including his brother. The other four occupants were able to get to shore and were later transported back across the river. Shrestha was not wearing a life jacket. His body was recovered at about 10 a.m. Sunday. The university's online student directory says Shrestha was a senior majoring in materials science and engineering