At least five people killed after helicopter carrying foreign tourists crashes near Mount Everest
At least five people have been killed in a helicopter crash near Mount Everest and one person is still missing.
The helicopter - which crashed earlier today (Tuesday, 11 July) in the Lamajura area while on the way to Kathmandu - is reported as having been carrying tourists.
Chief government administrator in the area, Basanta Bhattarai, confirmed five people were pronounced dead - their bodies recovered from the scene - and a search is taking place to find the other sixth person who was in the aircraft.
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Manager at Tribhuvan International Airport, Gyanendra Bhul, said, as per Zee News, the aircraft left Surke Airport at 10:04am but lost contact at around 10:13am.
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