Authorities: 2 Americans among 72 People Killed in Nepali Airplane Crash
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Officials confirm that there were two Americans among the victims of a plane crash in Nepal on Sunday.
“We are deeply saddened by the tragic news. Yeti Airlines crash Over the weekend, which saw 72 deaths, two U.S citizens and two lawful permanent resident were among them,” Ned Price, spokesperson for the State Department, said during a briefing on Wednesday (captured by PBS).
He added, “Our thoughts are with their families. The United States stands ready and available to assist Nepal in any way possible at this very difficult time.
They have not been identified.
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Yeti Airlines Flight 691 was taken down at 10:50 AM local time on Sunday. Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
Two helicopters were dispatched to the scene and a ground team, including the Nepal Army, Armed Police Forces, Nepal Police, and others, was deployed to aid in the rescue efforts.
The crash killed 15 foreign nationals. Five Indians, four Russians and two South Koreans were among them. Of those on boardThere were 37 men and 25 women. Three children and three infants were among them. CNN added.
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Since the tragic flight, many stories have been told about the passengers.
One person captured footage of the plane’s final moments Before he was killed in the fatal crash, he was in the air.
Friends of Sonu Jaiswal of India said that the father of three, aged 29 years, was a father to three. was live-streaming The plane landed in Nepal on Sunday at 11:59 PM. aircraft suddenly crashedAccording to The Guardian BBC.
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PEOPLE viewed the footage and found that the man smiles while showing off the scenery below. Then, passengers begin to panic. The background is filled with rumbling and screaming sounds that sound like a collision, before flames appear on the screen.
The plane’s co-pilot Anju Khatiwada learned how to fly after her pilot husband died in a crash 2006
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“Her husband Dipak Pokhrel was killed in 2006 when a Twin Otter plane belonging to Yeti Airlines crashed in Jumla,” Sudarshan bartaula, an airline spokesperson told Reuters. “She got her pilot training With the money she received through the insurance after her husband’s funeral.”
Bartaula stated to CNN that Khatiwada was a Yeti Airlines passenger in 2010. received training in the United States She has over 6,300 hours of flight experience. She was described by the spokesperson as “a courageous woman with all the courage & determination.”
Khatiwada (a captain) was in flight with an instructor pilot when the crash occurred, Bartaula stated to CNN.