No survivors in air crash, our bodies being flown out: Nepal

The authorities, which had up to now shunned making any assertion, formally declared all 22 useless, and constituted a 5-member investigation committee beneath Senior Aeronautical Engineer Ratindra Lal Suman. The committee has been requested to ascertain what led to the crash and advocate measures to stop any such incident sooner or later.

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Among the 19 passengers – three others had been crew members – had been 4 Indians, headed to the Muktinath temple close to Jomsom the place the Tara Air Twin Otter plane, which took off from Pokhara, was to land Sunday morning. It misplaced contact with the ATC minutes earlier than it was due in Jomsom.

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Meanwhile, PTI reported that, in response to a preliminary investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). inclement climate was the explanation behind the crash.

The Indians have been recognized as Ashok Kumar Tripathy and Vaibhavi Bandekar, a pair who had separated, and their kids Dhanush and Ritika.

Another household of 4 was additionally on board the flight — Ganesh and Rashmi Shrestha and their two daughters learning within the US.

The Nepal Army, which led the search-and-rescue operation in coordination with Nepal Police and Armed Police, flew 10 of the 21 our bodies to Kathmandu in a Mi-17 helicopter. Officials stated the our bodies will probably be turned over to households after autopsy and identification.

The remaining 11 our bodies will probably be dropped at the Capital as soon as climate situations enhance. The our bodies will probably be taken from the crash web site to Thabang helipad the place two non-public helicopters have been ready. The group deserted the seek for the twenty second physique after dense fog decreased visibility round 4 pm.