Tara Air Plane Crash
Nepal: Wreckage of crashed Tara Air plane located
Kathamandu: Nepal Army officials on Monday said the search and rescue troops have physically located the Tara Air plane crash site.
The Army also shared an image of the crashed plane on Twitter.
The Army said the plane crash site was located in Sanosware, Thasang-2 in Mustang district.
However, the fate of 22 people, which include four Indians, remain unclear till now.
Search and rescue troops have physically located the plane crash site. Details will be followed.
— NASpokesperson (@NaSpokesperson) May 30, 2022
The Tara Air plane flown by Captain Prabhakar Ghimire was carrying 22 persons including three crew members and 19 passengers. The passengers also included 13 Nepalis.
On Sunday morning, Tara Air’s 9 N-AET twin-engine aircraft flying from Pokhara to Jomsom at 9:55 am, went missing, after reaching the Ghodepani area of Mustang, according to the Tara Air.
The plane was flying just behind a Summit Air plane and both the planes contacted the Jomsom Airport after entering Mustang, according to Chief of Jomsom Airport Pushkal Sharma.
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