A body of a minor girl, who had gone missing for the past six days, was found lying on a bridge over-irrigation canal at Kaudana VDC-3 in Sarlahi district on Tuesday morning, police said. The deceased has been identified as 12-year-old Rekha Kumari Chaudhari, daughter of Ram Sogarath Chaudhary of Kaudena VDC-3, police said. Police have speculated that the girl may have slipped in the field and drowned in the canal. Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramesh Kumar Khadka informed that further investigation is underway into the incident. Deputy Superintendent of Police Khadka said that the body was found eaten by a dog and a fox. His body has been kept at the district hospital in Malangwa, Sarlahi district headquarters for postmortem.