Indian Tourist Killed as Two Helicopters Collide at Everest Base Camp
A New Zealander was injured and rescued after the collision between Fishtail Air and Dynasty Air helicopters during Nepal's peak trekking season.
KATHMANDU, Nov 3 (Reuters) - An Indian national was killed and a New Zealander injured after two helicopters collided as they prepared to land in Nepal's Mount Everest region on Tuesday, authorities said.
• The New Zealander has been rescued, the chief district officer of Solukhumbu district, Kaman Singh Thapa Magar, told Reuters
• The incident took place in the base camp area of Mount Everest, Magar said
• The helicopters were operated by two private firms, Fishtail Air and Dynasty Air
• Fishtail Air said in a statement that its helicopter was carrying passengers who had been rescued from the Everest region when it crashed while landing
• The Indian and the New Zealander on board were tourists, a Fishtail official said
• A Dynasty Air official said its helicopter was carrying only cargo
• The accident comes during the peak trekking season in Nepal, when helicopters ferry hikers and climbers in the region
(Reporting by Gopal Sharma, Writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by YP Rajesh)
