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Bodies of chopper crash victims airlifted to Kathmandu
Six people—a Nepali Captain and five Mexican nationals—died in a Manang Air chopper crash in Solukhumbu on Tuesday.bookmark
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Published at : July 11, 2023
Updated at : July 11, 2023 19:18
Kathmandu
Bodies of all six people killed in a helicopter crash in Solukhumbu district on Tuesday have been airlifted to Kathmandu.
The bodies were brought to the Maharajgunj-based TU Teaching Hospital through a chopper of Altitude Air for autopsy.
Six people including Captain Chet Bahadur Gurung and five Mexican nationals died on the spot after a helicopter of Manang Air crashed at Lamjura of Likhupike Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu district.
The chopper had gone out of contact on Tuesday morning and was later found crashed at Chihandanda of Lamjura which lies between Jiri and Phaplu.
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