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Two helicopters collided during landing at the Pheriche helipad in the Mount Everest region of Nepal on Tuesday (Nov 3). A foreign passenger has died and at least one person was injured. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media. The cause of the crash is being investigated. Small helicopters are widely used in the Himalayan nation to transport tourists, climbers and supplies, as well as to carry out emergency evacuations. Two such small helicopters crashed into each other as both came into land on a snowy site in Solukhumbu district.
In a statement, Nabin Raja Budhathoki, in charge of Solukhumbu District Police said, “One foreigner is dead on the spot, and another injured person has been taken to the hospital.” The number of passengers aboard the two helicopters at the time of the collision is yet to be confirmed.
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The location of the collision is Pheriche helipad, Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality-4, Solukhumbu district. Among the small helicopters, one was Fishtail Air helicopter, piloted by Captain Prajjwal KC and an Air Dynasty helicopter, commanded by Captain Rabindra Prajapati. One foreign tourist onboard the Fishtail Air helicopter was killed and Captain Rabindra Prajapati of Air Dynasty sustained injuries and was airlifted via a Prabhu Helicopter to Lukla for treatment.
