Rescuers are having a tough time retrieving the remaining bodies from the Yeti Airlines aircraft crash site in Pokhara of Kaski district in western Nepal.

They resumed their attempts to pull bodies spotted on Seti River Gorge on Monday morning. The rescue efforts were put off till this morning.

According to Tek Bahadur KC, Kaski Chief District Officer, security personnel from Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police and locals are attempting to pull bodies.

KC said the recovered bodies have been taken to the Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences, adding that the bodies of the identified deceased will be handed over to relatives after 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,” 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.