NUWAKOT, Sept 9: Bodies of those who were killed in the Altitude Air helicopter crash in Nuwakot have been brought to the district headquarters Bidur this morning, said the police.

The deceased’s bodies were retrieved throughout Saturday night with the help of the local people, and geographical difficulties involved in transporting their bodies, said Chief District Officer Uddhav Bahadur Thapa, adding that preparations were underway to send the deceased’s bodies to Kathmandu.

The helicopter crashed at Mailung Pakha in Meghang Rural Municipality in Nuwakot district on Saturday morning, killing six of seven people on board the helicopter.
Those killed in the crash have been identified as senior captain Nischal KC, Dilli Bahadur Gurung of Ramechhap, Hira Sherpa of Dolakha, Chewang Nurbu of Bhumanubri Rural Municipality-2 in Gorkha, Sunil Tamang of Sindhupalchok, and the Japanese national Hiromi Komatsu with passport no 713612068). However, Ani Dolma Dikki of Gorkha survived the crash. RSS

KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Lho Ani Dolma Diki, the lone survivor of Altitude Air’s chopper crash, has been brought to Kathmandu for treatment. The helicopter of Altitude Air crashed at Meghang Rural Municipality in Nuwakot while it was flying to Kathmandu from Samagaun in Gorkha.

Currently, she is receiving treatment at Medicity Hospital, Lalitpur, according General Manager of Tribhuvan International Airport Rajkumar Chhetri.
Chhetri, however, added that the dead bodies could not be brought to the capital city for unfavourable weather.

Pilot Nischal KC and five other passengers on board the chopper died in the crash.
According to police, Japanese national Hiromi Komatsu bearing the passport number of TK 713612068, Dilli Bahadur Gurung, 40, of Ramechhap, Hira Sherpa, 27, of Dolakha, Lho Aani Dolma Diki of Chumunbri Rural Municipality-2 in Gorkha, Chhowang Nurwu of Samdo of Chumunbri Rural Municipality-1 and Sunil Tamang, 22, of Sindhupalchowk were on board the ill-feted helicopter. RSS

Missing Altitude Air chopper crashes in Dhading

KATHMANDU, Sept 8: An Altitude Air helicopter has crashed at Satya Devi rural municipality, Dhading this morning.

The helicopter with call sign was 9N-AALAS with seven passengers left from Gorkha was gone missing since 8:00 am today.

According to the source, there were six passengers including a Japanese Tourist and five Nepali on board. Captain Nisal KC, Hiromi Kanafi, a Japanese tourist, Dilli Bahadur Gurung,40, from Ramechhap, Hira Sherpa, 37, from Dolakha, Gami Dolpa Dikki of Chumnubri rural municipality-2, Chowand Burbu of Samdo and Sunil Tamang, 22 were flying in the helicopter.

Further details of the incident are awaited.

KATHMANDU, June 30: A helicopter has crash-landed on the helipad of Grande International Hospital in Dhapasi, Kathmandu on Saturday.

‘A helicopter of Simrik Air with Call Sign 9NAALMR met with an accident while attempting to land at the rooftop of the hospital,’ confirmed DSP Mohan Kumar, spokesperson of Metropolitan Police Range Office, Kathmandu.

The helicopter was planning to fly to Chitwan with patient.

No casualties have taken place and the patients including the crew are safe, According to the Simrik Air Company.

DUBAI, Nov 6: A helicopter carrying a high-ranking Saudi prince and other government officials crashed Sunday in the kingdom’s south near the border with Yemen, reportedly killing all eight people aboard.

The Saudi Interior Ministry said early Monday that the crash happened in Saudi Arabia’s Asir province as the official took part in a tour of local projects near Abha, some 840 kilometers (520 miles) southwest of Riyadh.

Security officials gave no cause for the crash, but said a search of the wreckage was underway. In Yemen, Houthi officials offered no immediate comment on the crash, while its Al-Masirah satellite news channel reported only that the crash had occurred.

The Saudi-owned satellite news channel Al-Arabiya, based in Dubai, reported that the crash killed Prince Mansour bin Murquin and seven others. Prince Mansour was the deputy governor of Asir province.

Prince Mansour was the son of Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, a former intelligence service director and a one-time crown prince of the kingdom. Prince Muqrin was removed as crown prince in April 2015 by his half brother King Salman in favor of Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, a counterterrorism czar and interior minister.

But in June, King Salman also ousted Prince Mohammed in favor of installing his 32-year-old son, the now-Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as first in line to the throne.

All these moves have cemented the young crown prince’s position in power. Further solidifying his hold was the arrests late Saturday of dozens of the country’s most powerful princes, military officers, influential businessmen and government ministers in a purported anti-corruption campaign. AP