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Is the receptacle in the bathroom part of the same circuit or only the bathroom light? If the receptacle is on the same circuit then make sure the GFCI is not tripped. Push in the reset button on the receptacle.
If that doesn't work then I would check the last working receptacle on this circuit, that may be the bathroom one, Make sure the wires are all tight under all wirenuts and under all screws.
When you have a power light at the receptacles but they won't run anything, this means you have an open neutral wire somewhere on the circuit. It could be anywhere on the circuit, including working devices that feed onward power to the rest of the circuit. If any recepatacles have the wires pushed in the little holes in the back of them, remove the wires from the holes and wrap them around the screws on the sides. These backstabbed holes are the cause of lots of loose connections.
Un plug all devices on this circuit and then see if you still get a light when measuring across the slots on a receptacle. Probably won't.
And you could of drilled into a power cable in the wall. Is there a receptacle directly beneath your drill holes or is there a switch or receptacle on the opposite side of the wall.
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