5 killed in helicopter crash northwest of Nepal's capital
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Kathmandu, Nepal:All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal s capital, autho...
Kathmandu, Nepal: All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s capital, authorities said.
The bodies of four men and a woman were pulled from the wreckage, said Krishna Prasad Humagai, the government administrator of Nuwakot district.
Police and army rescuers reached the area and two rescue helicopters were also sent to assist in the operation, the official said.
The crash site is in the Suryachaur area, which is just northwest of Kathmandu, and is on a mountain covered by forest.
The helicopter had taken off from Kathmandu international airport at 1:54 p.m. local time and was heading towards the town of Syaprubeshi.
