An Indian tourist was killed and a New Zealand national injured when two helicopters collided and crashed while attempting to land in Nepal’s Everest region on Tuesday, police said.
There are few roads in the Himalayas, and helicopters are widely used to transport tourists, climbers and supplies, as well as carry out emergency evacuations. Nepal’s challenging terrain and rapidly changing weather make aviation operations particularly hazardous.
The small helicopters operated by Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty crashed into each other as both came in to land on a snowy site in Solukhumbu district on Tuesday morning.