A helicopter with six people on board, which went missing on Tuesday morning, reportedly crashed at Lamjura of Likhupike Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu district in Nepal.
The locals discovered the crashed helicopter at Chihandanda, rural municipality deputy chair Nwang Lhakpa Sherpa, confirmed Kathmandu Post.
An altitude air helicopter and security officials were deployed in the area of Lamjura Pass for the search and rescue of the chopper, reports Business Today.
The last location of the Manang Air chopper, with registration number 9N-AMV, was tracked at 10:12 am in the Lamjura Pass area, Raju Neupane, operation and safety manager of Manang Air.
Gyanendra Bhul, manager at Tribhuvan International Airport said the Manang Air chopper 9N-AMV departed from Surke Airport in Solukhumbu district at 10:04 am for Kathmandu. However, it suddenly lost contact at an altitude above 12,000 feet at 10:13 am.
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