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Captain injured as Manang air crashes at Lobuche

Captain injured as Manang air crashes at Lobuche

Author: THT Online Category: Mountain October 14, 2023 Everest, Nepal

Senior captain was injured when a Manang Air chopper crashed while landing at Lobuche in the Everest region this morning.

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 14 Senior captain was injured when a Manang Air chopper crashed while landing at Lobuche in the Everest region this morning. Manang Air chopper crashes CAAN suspends Manang Air's AOC; Captain Sedhai's condition critical According to Mukti Pandey, Director at Manang Air, a chopper with a call sign 9N-ANJ crashed while it flew from Lukla to rescue foreign trekkers at Lobuche this morning. "Senior captain PK Sedhain was injured in the accident and he is evacuated to HAMS hospital in Kathmandu for treatment," he said.

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