Indian tourist killed after helicopters collide near Everest base camp
- An Indian tourist has died after two helicopters collided while attempting to land near the base camp of Mount Everest, two officials have confirmed to the BBC.
- Verified footage of the crash showed the helicopter blades of the two aircraft clipping each other as they came into land at around 08:15 local time (02:30 GMT) in Pheriche, approximately 12km (7 miles) south of Mount Everest Base Camp.
- Helicopter company Fishtail Air named the man killed in the crash as Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu.
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- An Indian tourist has died after two helicopters collided while attempting to land near the base camp of Mount Everest, two officials have confirmed to the BBC.
- Verified footage of the crash showed the helicopter blades of the two aircraft clipping each other as they came into land at around 08:15 local time (02:30 GMT) in Pheriche, approximately 12km (7 miles) south of Mount Everest Base Camp.
- Helicopter company Fishtail Air named the man killed in the crash as Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu.
Sources: BBC News