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Seven charred bodies recovered in Air Dynasty chopper crash

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2019-02-27 15:42:29

Bodies of all seven people on board the Air Dynasty Helicopter that crashed at Taplejung on Wednesday afternoon have been recovered. There were at least seven people on board including Tourism Minister Rabindra Adhikari, owner of Yeti Airlines Ang Tshering Sherpa, Deputy Director-General of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) Birendra Kumar Shrestha and Birendra Bahadur Budhathoki from CAAN, Under Secretary of Prime Minister's Office Yubaraj Dahal, security guard of Minister Adhikari Arjun Ghimire and pilot Prabhakar KC. Police constable Bed Kumar Aryal, the member of police team who headed towards the crash site, confirmed that they have seen the charred bodies of seven people. "The chopper was burning. The bodies could not be identified," Nepal Police Headquarters told Setopati quoting police constable Aryal. Other governmental officers are on their way to reach crash site. An Air Dynasty helicopter crashed at Darebhir near Sisnekhola of Taplejung on Wednesday afternoon.

Published Date: 2019-02-27 15:42:29

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