Syangja: A joint effort by the Nepal Army and Nepal Police search and rescue team has successfully recovered all the bodies of the victims from a helicopter crash site in Solukhumbu District, Nepal.
“We have recovered all the bodies at the crash site. Helicopters which went to retrieve the body aren’t able to land near the site due to inclement weather,” the Chief District Officer of Solukhumbu, Basanta Bhattarai, told the media.
According to the Civilian Aviation Authority of Nepal, the ill-fated helicopter was carrying a total of six individuals, including the pilot. The passengers were identified as two males and three females of Mexican nationality, with the pilot being a Nepali national.
Earlier today, the Nepali Army, accompanied by the police and two helicopters, initiated the search and rescue mission.
“The helicopter has been found at the border of Likhu PK village council and Dudhkunda Municipality-2, commonly called Lamajura Danda. The village has retrieved the five bodies,” Koshi Province Police DIG Rajeshnath Bastola told the media. As per the police, the helicopter seems to have hit a tree on the hilltop.
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