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At least five people killed after helicopter carrying foreign tourists crashes near Mount Everest

At least five people killed after helicopter carrying foreign tourists crashes near Mount Everest

At least five people have been killed in a helicopter crash near Mount Everest and one person is still missing.

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

At least five people have been killed in a helicopter crash near Mount Everest and one person is still missing.

The helicopter - which crashed earlier today (Tuesday, 11 July) in the Lamajura area while on the way to Kathmandu - is reported as having been carrying tourists.

Chief government administrator in the area, Basanta Bhattarai, confirmed five people were pronounced dead - their bodies recovered from the scene - and a search is taking place to find the other sixth person who was in the aircraft.

The helicopter was on its way to Kathmandu.
Getty Images/ Gongga Laisong/ China News Service/ VCG

Manager at Tribhuvan International Airport, Gyanendra Bhul, said, as per Zee News, the aircraft left Surke Airport at 10:04am but lost contact at around 10:13am.

Featured Image Credit: Lakpa SHERPA / Getty Images

Topics: World News

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.