A private commercial helicopter carrying six people, five of whom were Mexicans, who disappeared near Nepal’s Mount Everest region on Tuesday, crashed into a mountain in the eastern region, officials said.
Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) director Gyanendra Bhul said that the Mana Air NA-MV helicopter flew from Surk Airport in Solukhumbu district to Kathmandu at 10:04. Contact was broken at 10:13 at an altitude of over 12,000 feet.
Helicopter crashed in lamjura region, Likhupike Rural District, Solukhumbu District, mountain area. A senior TIA official said the detailed report has yet to be released as rescue operations continue.
The director said that the villagers told him that there was a loud noise when the helicopter crashed and that they saw fire at the scene of the accident.
The Kathmandu Post quoted the city’s deputy director, Nwang Lhakpa, as saying: “The locals saw the plane crash in Chihandada.” The helicopter’s final position was tracked in the Lamjura Pass area.
Local police in the area. The head of the main airport said that, without yet knowing the exact cause of the disappearance, two helicopters sent ahead to search the crash site had to turn back due to bad weather conditions.
Five Mexicans and pilot Chet B Gurung were on board.
The bodies of five of the six people aboard the helicopter were found at the crash site, according to the news portal MyRepublica, citing sources.
Earlier, TIA spokesperson Teknath Sitaula told the news site, “It was reported that the Mana Air helicopter lost contact with the tower when it approached Lamjura and did not make contact. The good news is the investigation is starting.”
Manang Air is an airline based in Kathmandu, founded in 1997. The company operates helicopters for commercial air transport in Nepal under the control of the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority.
The company provides aircraft charter services and specializes in personal services such as adventure flights, mountain biking or business flights.
The investigation is ongoing. “
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