Pilot, 4 Chinese Nationals Killed In Nepal Chopper Crash

Kathmandu, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Aug, 2024) A helicopter crashed in central Nepal on Wednesday, killing all five people aboard including the pilot and four Chinese

passengers.

The Air Dynasty chopper was heading to Syabrubesi, a starting point for many trekking routes popular with tourists, from the capital Kathmandu.

It lost contact about three minutes after taking off, a press release from the Civil Aviation Authority said, and crashed in Nuwakot district north of the capital.

"All five people aboard including the pilot are dead," police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karki told AFP.

Nuwakot district officer Ram Krishna Adhikari, said five dead bodies have been retrieved from the accident site.

"Police have already reached the site and the rescue operation is going on," he said.