Helicopter crash in Nepal: 5 killed

International Desk: 5 passengers died in helicopter crash in Nepal. Apart from the pilot, four of the dead were Chinese tourists. This information was reported in a report by the news agency AFP on Wednesday (August 7).

According to reports, the Air Dynasty helicopter lost contact three minutes after take off from the capital Kathmandu. Soon after it crashed in a forest on the hill slopes of Suryachaur area of ​​Nouakot district. Another helicopter was immediately dispatched to the spot for rescue operations. 

Nuwakot District Officer Ram Krishna Adhikari said the bodies have been recovered from the accident site. Among the recovered bodies, two men, one woman and the pilot of the helicopter have been identified, he said.