Six people, including a Nepalese pilot, were killed in a helicopter crash near Mount Everest on Tuesday, local officials said. Five tourists -- all Mexican nationals -- were onboard a sightseeing aircraft when it crashed near Lamjura Pass in the Solukhumbu District, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said. A search-and-rescue helicopter departed from Kathmandu, but couldn't land at the crash site because of "adverse weather," aviation authorities said. FILE PHOTO: Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020. 6 dead in helicopter crash near Mount Everest originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News July 11, 2023 09:24 UTC