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Indian tourist killed after helicopters collide near Everest
Officials said two helicopters collided Tuesday below Mount Everest’s south base camp, killing an Indian tourist and injuring others, ABC News Australia and BBC reporting showed.
- New headline Was: “Two helicopters collide near Everest, killing Indian tourist”
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- New headline Was: “Two helicopters collide near Everest, killing Indian tourist”
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- New headline Was: “Helicopters collide near Mount Everest, killing 1, Nepal Police say”
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- New headline Was: “Helicopters collide below Mount Everest base camp, killing 1 person and injuring 2”
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- New headline Was: “Two helicopters crash near Everest base camp, killing Indian tourist”
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- New headline Was: “Indian national killed after two helicopters collide in Nepal's Mount Everest region”
Two helicopters collided Tuesday in Nepal’s Mount Everest region, killing an Indian tourist and injuring others, officials told ABC News Australia2.
ABC News Australia said the aircraft were trying to land below the mountain’s South Base Camp during a busy trekking period after heavy snow2. Solukhumbu district officials said the dead passenger was a 47-year-old tourist from India2.
A New Zealand passenger was injured and being taken to Kathmandu for treatment, and a Nepali pilot was treated locally, ABC News Australia reported2. BBC reported that an Air Dynasty helicopter carrying cargo had one crew member who was not injured1.
The helicopters were operated by Fishtail Air and Dynasty Air, ABC News Australia said2. Fishtail said its aircraft was carrying passengers rescued from the Everest region; a Dynasty Air official said its helicopter carried only cargo2. The crash was at Pheriche, about 4,200 meters above sea level2.
BBC noted helicopters are widely used in Nepal because of the terrain, and weather and altitude often make flights hazardous1. The cause of the collision was not established in the reports reviewed1,2.
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ABC News Australia
Indian tourist killed after two helicopters collide near Everest base camp
Operators and Himalayan aviation hazards
BBC reports an Indian tourist was killed in a collision involving a passenger helicopter and an Air Dynasty cargo aircraft. BBC News
Leaves out Full passenger list
ABC News AustraliaFirstIndian national killed, New Zealander injured in Mount Everest helicopter crash
Nationalities, operators and location at Pheriche
ABC News Australia, citing officials, says the aircraft collided while trying to land below Everest’s South Base Camp.
Leaves out Cause determination
Where they agree
- One Indian tourist died.
- Two private helicopters were involved.
- One aircraft was a cargo flight.