Death Count Rises To 71 In Nepal Plane Crash, 2 More Bodies Recovered

The Yeti Airlines' aircraft took off from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on Sunday morning and crashed on the bank of the Seti River between the old airport and the new airport in Pokhara.

Nepalese authorities on Tuesday started handing over to family members the bodies of those killed, two days after Yeti Airlines' aircraft with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed in the resort city of Pokhara, as the death count rose to 71.

As two more bodies were recovered from the accident site on Tuesday, the total number of confirmed dead has climbed to 71, Nepal Army spokesperson Narayan Siwal said.

One person was still missing and the search operation is continuing to retrieve the last body, according to the Nepal Army sources.

The Yeti Airlines' aircraft took off from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on Sunday morning and crashed on the bank of the Seti River between the old airport and the new airport in Pokhara, minutes before landing.