The helicopter crashed within the rural township of Likhupike within the distant mountainous district of Solukhumbu.
kathmandu:
The 5 Mexican nationals who died in a helicopter crash in jap Nepal close to Mount Everest on Tuesday have visited India earlier than touring the Himalayas for sightseeing.
The Manang Air helicopter 9N-AMV took off from Surke Airport in Solukhumbu district to Kathmandu at 10:04 a.m. on Tuesday and abruptly misplaced contact at 10:13 a.m. at an altitude of over 12,000 ft.
The helicopter crashed within the Lamjura space of Likhupike Rural Municipality within the distant mountainous Solukhumbu district.
The useless pilot has been recognized as Captain CB Gurung, a Nepalese nationwide. The 5 passengers who died within the crash – all Mexican nationals – have been recognized as Fernando Sifuentes (95), Abril Sifuentes Gonzalez (72), Luz Gonzalez Olacio (65), Maria Jose Sifuentes (52) and Ismael Rincon (98).
The household additionally visited India when one of many victims, Abril Sifuentes Gonzalez, posted a photograph of herself on a social media platform in entrance of the Taj Mahal days earlier than the accident on July 5.
Mexico’s ambassador to India, Federico Salas, stated the victims have been relations initially from Nuevo Leon, in keeping with Mexican Information Day by day.
“It was a household of 5 folks, the truth is, who have been vacationers. They went to Nepal. (…) They have been a father and mom and three kids. (…) The mother and father and kids have been adults, they have been no little ones,” Salas was quoted by the Infobae Mexico.
In the meantime, the our bodies have been airlifted to Kathmandu and are being stored at Tribhuvan College Instructing Hospital for autopsy.
Talking to the media in Janakpurdham, Minister of Tradition, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sudan Kirati introduced that the federal government would conduct a complete investigation to uncover the elements that led to this unlucky incident.
“All of the passengers who died have been from the identical Mexican household and had flown to the Khumbu area yesterday for a mountain flight and to watch the Sherpa tradition,” stated Manang Air director Mukti Pandey.
Nepal’s vacationer and mountaineering season resulted in Might. The flights that carry vacationers to the mountains are much less widespread at the moment of yr as a result of visibility is poor and climate circumstances are fickle.
Established in 1997, Manang Air is a helicopter airline primarily based in Kathmandu. It has used helicopters in industrial air transport inside the Nepalese territory beneath the regulation of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
The corporate affords constitution providers and focuses on customized providers reminiscent of journey flights, helicopter excursions or expedition work.
Nepal has a fraught file of aviation accidents, due partly to sudden climate modifications and runways on rocky terrain that’s tough to entry.
In response to CAAN’s file, 35 deadly helicopter crashes have occurred in Nepal.
4 helicopter crashes have been reported within the nation in 2023 alone.
In early Might, a Simrik Air helicopter crashed in Sankhuwasabha district, tragically killing one passenger and injuring 4 others. Equally, Heli Everest and Air Dynasty helicopters crashed this yr, however there have been no casualties.
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