Helicopter crash-lands in Everest region, lone pilot safe
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: A helicopter belonging to a private airline crash-landed near the Mt Everest region in Nepal on Wednesday morning and the pilot, the only person on board, escaped with minor injuries, according to police.
The Altitude Air helicopter had taken off from Lukla without passengers and was on a mission to rescue stranded tourists in Lobuchem, situated in the Khumbu region, when the incident occurred.
According to a police officer at Solukhumbu District Police Office, the chopper, piloted by Captain Vivek Khadka, slipped due to heavy snowfall in the area while attempting to land.
