Around 70 people including students, teachers and locals of Ura and Tang Gewog in Bumthang are searching for a 17 year-old-boy who went missing since yesterday.
The boy went missing from in between Singkhar and Somthrang in Ura at around 3 PM.
Our correspondent in Bumthang says the boy, along with his friends, was hoisting prayer flags. The boy went to relieve himself and did not return.
The boy is a class 10 student of Ura Middle Secondary School.
Meanwhile, a helicopter is on its way for the search and rescue operation.