Helicopter crashed in Mt Dhaulagiri, no casualty reported
09th Apr 2023
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A cargo chopper of Heli Everest crashed in the western part of Mt Dhaulagiri area on Sunday.
Heli Everest chopper with the call sign 9N-AMB piloted by senior captain Priya Adhikari crashed near Dhaulagiri base camp.
According to Pratap Babu Tiwari, general manager of Tribhuvan International Airport, the helicopter took off from the Italian Base Camp for Dhaulagiri Base Camp at 11:01 am and went out of contact after flying for 1.6 nautical miles.
According to a Heli Everest official, pilot Priya Adhikari survived the crash.
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