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Two helicopters collide near Everest base camp in Nepal, killing an Indian tourist
November 3, 2026 at 08:56 AM · Updated 1h ago
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BNBBC News
Indian national killed after two helicopters collide near Everest base camp
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مصرع شخص وإصابة آخر جراء تصادم مروحيتين فى نيبال
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مصرع سائح هندى وإصابة اثنين إثر تصادم مروحيتين قرب جبل إيفرست.. فيديو
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AJAl Jazeera English
One dead after two helicopters collide near Mount Everest in Nepal
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MAMasrawy
مقتل سائح وإصابة آخرين إثر تصادم مروحيتين قرب قمة جبل إيفرست في نيبال
(opens the publisher’s site)Two helicopters collided Tuesday while attempting to land in Nepal's Everest region, killing one tourist and injuring two others.
- A 47-year-old Indian national was killed in the collision at Pheriche village, at an altitude of 4,200 metres below Everest base camp.
- A New Zealand national and a Nepali pilot were injured; the New Zealander was airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment.
- Solukhumbu district official Bupendra Thapa confirmed the casualties, stating the number of passengers aboard the helicopters remains unclear.
- A Russian guide said the helicopters, operated by Fishtail Air and Air Dynasty, attempted to land on the same pad near the Edelweiss Pheriche hotel.
- Fishtail Air identified the Indian tourist killed in the collision as Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu.
- The collision occurred at 08:15 local time in Pheriche, about 12 kilometres south of Everest base camp.