Gangtok, May 30 -- At least one person died and eight others reportedly went missing after a tourist vehicle carrying 11 people, including 10 tourists and a driver, plunged nearly 1,000 feet into the Teesta River between Chungthang and Munshithang in North Sikkim on Thursday evening, said sources.

According to the initial report, two critically injured individuals were rescued from the accident site and shifted to Chungthang for medical treatment.

Superintendent of Police, Mangan District, Sonam Dechu Bhutia, stated that the incident occurred around 8 PM. He confirmed that one body has been recovered while the search continues for the remaining eight persons.

Rescue teams from the Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Sikkim Police,...