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UPDATE: Indian tourist dies, New Zealander injured as two choppers collide at Pheriche
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Tourism Times
Published at : 3 Nov 2026, 10:14 AM
KATHMANDU: An Indian tourist died and two persons including a New Zealander sustained injuries after two helicopters collided and crashed at Pheriche in the Mount Everest region this morning, officials said.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, a Fishtail Air helicopter and an Air Dynasty helicopter collided while landing at the Pheriche helipad.
The deceased was identified as Vasanth Kumar, an Indian trekker. He was aboard the Fishtail Air helicopter. Shailesh Kishan from New Zealand and Rabindra Prajapati, a senior captain, were seriously injured and airlifted to Medicity Hospital in Kathmandu for treatment. Vasanth died on the spot, Nepal Police said.
Video footage shows that the accident occurred after the helicopters’ rotor blades struck each other during landing.
Both helicopters had reached Pheriche for a rescue mission, officials said.
The Fishtail Air 9N-AJR helicopter was piloted by Captain Rabindra Prajapati with two passengers, while the Air Dynasty 9N-AOD helicopter was commanded by Captain Prajjwal KC and was carrying cargo.
The Fishtail helicopter was coming from Gorakshep, while the Dynasty chopper flew from Lukla with 300 kg of cargo.
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