{"id":6383,"date":"2023-07-12T08:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T20:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=6383"},"modified":"2023-07-12T08:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T20:01:08","slug":"six-killed-in-nepal-helicopter-crash-near-mount-everest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=6383","title":{"rendered":"Six killed in Nepal helicopter crash near Mount Everest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_0D7F47AF-3492-30CF-580F-449BB975B8BF@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">Six people have died in a helicopter crash in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/world\/2023\/04\/27\/exp-mount-everest-climbers-record-042701aseg2-cnni-world.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nepal<\/a>, a spokesperson for Kathmandu\u2019s Tribhuvan International Airport said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_BA3ED24C-5DEC-9D45-76F2-44A28E5E59DC@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">The Manang Air helicopter was carrying five Mexican passengers and a Nepali pilot, Teknath Sitoula told CNN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_BE9319A2-07D3-BCCA-555E-44D90ECD6F16@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">Reuters reported that Manang Air caters to tourists wanting a view of Nepal\u2019s peaks, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/tv\/2023\/06\/15\/deaf-mountaineers-mount-everest.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mount Everest<\/a>, the world\u2019s tallest mountain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot-dynamic ad-slot-dynamic--1\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/ad-slot-dynamic\/instances\/sharethrough@published\" data-placement=\"{&quot;mobile&quot;:{&quot;position&quot;:5},&quot;desktop&quot;:{&quot;position&quot;:3}}\" data-unselectable=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ad-slot\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/ad-slot\/instances\/cnn-v1@published\" data-path=\"end\/ad-slot-dynamic[0]\/items\" data-desktop-slot-id=\"ad_nat_btf_01\" data-mobile-slot-id=\"ad_nat_btf_01\" data-unselectable=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ad-slot__feedback ad-feedback-link-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">It set off from Solukhumbu district, where Everest is situated, at 10:05 a.m. local time (12:20 a.m. ET) on Tuesday, heading for the capital, Kathmandu, according to a statement issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_1B432115-D121-4304-3B43-44A1700D98F6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">The helicopter lost contact less than 10 minutes later, at 10:13 a.m., and was later found crashed in Solukhumbu\u2019s rural municipality of Likhupike, according to the authority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_C2B9C42B-4200-0638-3613-44BD9D6608C7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">It added that locals and police who reached the crash site found the bodies of all on board.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot-dynamic ad-slot-dynamic--1\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/ad-slot-dynamic\/instances\/outstream@published\" data-placement=\"{&quot;mobile&quot;:{&quot;position&quot;:7},&quot;desktop&quot;:{&quot;position&quot;:6}}\" data-unselectable=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ad-slot-dynamic__close\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot adSlotLoaded\" 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class=\"related-content__image image__related-content\">\n<div class=\"image image__hide-placeholder image--eq-extra-small\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/thumbnail-related-0a36329cd37c88746961830cc1ca9520@published\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"03 pokhara plane crash 011523\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6665\" data-original-height=\"1333\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230115050552-03-pokhara-plane-crash-011523.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 596}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__dam-img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/230115050552-03-pokhara-plane-crash-011523.jpg?c=16x9&amp;q=h_144,w_256,c_fill\" alt=\"Photo shows a clear shot of the airplane that crashed in Pakharo Nepal\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image__metadata\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"related-content__headline\"><span class=\"related-content__headline-text\" data-editable=\"content.headline\">Deadly Yeti Airlines crash highlights dangers of flying in Nepal<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_AC26F93D-DE6D-4288-7E60-449C563CC5EC@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">\u201cAll six bodies have been located. We are now starting the process to take them to Kathmandu. It will take some time because it means traveling by road from the crash site and then flying to Kathmandu,\u201d Sitoula told CNN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_D5C399D6-C648-660E-CDC7-449C5643D68D@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">He added that the cause of the crash has not yet been determined.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_8621567B-3C34-015D-1CC8-449CE41F2257@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">Nepal\u2019s inclement weather, low visibility and mountainous topography all contribute to its reputation as notoriously dangerous for aviation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_694D2385-E936-E9BD-4406-44C00FAE25CF@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">In January, at least 68 people were killed when an aircraft went down near the city of Pokhara in central Nepal. This was the Himalayan nation\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/15\/asia\/nepal-yeti-airlines-crash-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deadliest plane crash<\/a>\u00a0in more than 30 years.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_694D2385-E936-E9BD-4406-44C00FAE25CF@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">SOURCE CNN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six people have died in a helicopter crash in\u00a0Nepal, a spokesperson for Kathmandu\u2019s Tribhuvan International Airport said Tuesday. The Manang Air helicopter was carrying five Mexican passengers and a Nepali pilot, Teknath Sitoula told CNN. Reuters reported that Manang Air caters to tourists wanting a view of Nepal\u2019s peaks, including\u00a0Mount Everest, the world\u2019s tallest mountain. 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