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Everest region: two helicopters collide at Pheriche helipad

On Tuesday 3 November, two helicopters collided while landing at Pheriche in the Everest region. One passenger was killed; another passenger and both pilots were injured.

The Pheriche valley in the Khumbu, below Taboche and Cholatse.
Photo: Faj2323 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

On Tuesday 3 November, at around 8 am, a Fishtail Air helicopter and an Air Dynasty helicopter collided while both were landing at the Pheriche helipad in the Khumbu. A 47-year-old Indian tourist died at the scene. Another passenger was taken to hospital in Kathmandu, and both pilots were injured.

The cause of the accident is not yet known.

Source: The Tribune

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