The shock waves come from Kathmandu, Nepal, where a helicopter crashed near Mount Everest. A total of six people were reported to have died in the helicopter on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. A spokesman for the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu confirmed that a helicopter carrying five passengers and a pilot died after crashing near Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Since this news broke, it has caused shock around the world, as the victim passengers were Mexican while the pilot was Nepali. People have been stunned and distraught after hearing this news. What caused the helicopter crash and what went wrong that led to the fatal crash? Many questions have been raised by people. In this article we have mentioned everything that the officials and authorities shared. Scroll down the page and read the details.
Video of the Mount Everest helicopter crash
According to Reuters, the helicopter that crashed on Tuesday was from The Manang Air, which caters to tourists who want to see the peaks of Nepal, including the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest. The Manang Air helicopter was being operated by a Nepali pilot and was carrying five Mexican passengers. Teknath Sitoula, a spokesman for Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport, said the six victims were pronounced dead at the scene. The bodies of the victims were recovered at the support points of Mount Everest after the accident on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Read more details in the next section. Move to down.
The Nepal Civil Aviation Authority issued a statement to explain the circumstances surrounding the accident. According to the Civil Aviation Authority, the Manang Air helicopter left Solukhumbu district at 10:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday, where Mount Everest is located, and headed for the capital Kathmandu. Find out more details in the next section. Scroll down the page.
According to the Nepal Civil Aviation Authority, the helicopter pilot lost communication contact, the helicopter remained out of contact for about 10 minutes after 10:13 am. It was later found wrecked in the rural township of Likhupike in Solukhumbu. Local police and emergency transport were called to the place where the bodies of all the victims on board were found. The spokesman said: “All six bodies have been located. Now we are starting the process to bring them to Kathmandu. It will take some time because it means traveling by road from the accident site and then flying to Kathmandu.” Stay tuned to this website for more details.
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