Nepal’s Tara Air flight, with four Indians onboard, crashed near river, rescue team going to site

The 9N-AET Twin Otter plane was carrying four Indians, two Germans and 13 Nepalis along with three crew members. The last contact with the aircraft was made in Lete Pass

Kathmandu: A Tara Air airplane carrying 19 passengers, including four Indians, from Nepal’s Pokhara to Jomsom in Mustang district adjoining Tibet that had crashed near Lete hill area Sunday has been found.

“According to the information given by the locals to the Nepal Army, the Tara Air plane crashed at the mouth of the Lamche river under the landslide of Manapathi Himal. Nepal Army is moving towards the site from the ground and air route,” Nepal Army spokesperson Narayan Silwal was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

Besides the Indians, the 9N-AET Twin Otter plane was carrying two Germans and 13 Nepalis along with three crew members. The last contact with the aircraft, which took off from Pokhara at 9.50 am, was made in Lete Pass.The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said that the search and rescue operations were underway and that it is in touch with the families of Indian passengers on board. An emergency hotline number (+977-9851107021) was provided by the embassy for more information on the incident.