High altitude tragedy. It crashed into the ground helicopter involved in a tourist flightEverestIn Nepal. They are all Six people on board died of the plane: five Mexican passengers and the Nepalese pilot.
Helicopter crashes on Everest
The tragic accident happened on the morning of July 11 in the east of Nepal in the province Solukhumbu. In addition to the pilot, five people were on board the helicopter Mexican tourists Who wanted to see the peaks of the area?Everestthe highest mountain in the world, which lies on the border between China and Nepal.
For reasons yet to be clarified, the helicopter crashed and fell to the ground. Nepalese authorities reported that all six people on board the vehicle died in the accident.
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What happened
According to CNN reports, the helicopter took off from Surke Airport at 10:05 a.m. local time (6:20 a.m. in Italy). The government agency in charge of civil aviation in Nepal said it had just lost contact with the media eight minutes after launch.
So the search and rescue operations began, which were made more difficult by this bad weatherwhich ended with the helicopter being found in a remote area of Solukhumbu province.
The bodies of the victims They were all found in the wreckage of the downed helicopter, recovered by rescuers and transported to the capital Kathmandu. Has yet to be determined causes of the accident.
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The monsoon season
The tourist season in Nepal ends in May before it begins monsoon seasonwhat implies heavy rains It is a very poor vision.
Due to the bad weather, at this time d you fly in the Everest area and along the Himalayan Cordillera they hang almost completely and strongly not recommended.
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