The identification of 35 bodies out of 68 retrieved from a Yeti Airlines aircraft crash site in Pokhara of Kaski district in western Nepal has been ascertained as of Monday morning.

According to police, a search for four people missing in the crash is underway.

Rescuers are having a tough time due to the difficult terrain. They resumed their rescue and search attempts at the crash site located on Seti River Gorge on Monday morning. The rescue efforts were put off on Sunday evening till this morning.

Police Inspector Gyan Bahadur Khadka, acting information officer of Kaski District Police Office, said all the retrieved bodies have been kept at the Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences.

“The bodies are being identified. At least 35 bodies have been identified so far,” said Khadka, adding an autopsy will begin once the process is completed.

According to Tek Bahadur KC, Kaski Chief District Officer, the bodies will be handed over to relatives after the post-mortem.

“A hearse and an ambulance are on standby to hand over the bodies. The bodies of foreigners, deceased from Kathmandu and unidentified bodies will be sent to Kathmandu through a chopper,” said KC.

Nepal saw its worst domestic air disaster on Sunday morning when Yeti Airlines flight NYT 691 from Kathmandu to Pokhara crashed a few minutes before landing at the new international airport.

The plane carried 72 persons, including passengers and crew, and 68 had been confirmed dead as of Sunday evening, the country’s civil aviation regulator said in a statement.