World News| Air crash in Nepal: Civil Aviation Authority says 71 bodies have been found

Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan. 18 (ANI): Rescuers on Wednesday recovered one more body of two people missing in the Yeti Airlines plane crash in Nepal’s Pokhara region on Jan. 15. The total number of bodies found so far has reached 71.

According to reports, a search is underway for the remaining one.

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“In the Yeti Air crash in Pokhara on January 15, 2023, another body was found among the two missing persons, bringing the total number of dead bodies to 71. It is reported that the remaining body is being searched for.” . Search and Rescue Coordination Centre,” Nepal Civil Aviation Authority said in an official release.

A Yeti Airlines passenger plane carrying 72 people, including five Indians, crashed into a river valley while landing at a new airport in the central Nepal resort city of Pokhara on Sunday.

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The Kathmandu Post on Sunday quoted Yeti Airlines spokesman Sudarshan Bhatola as saying that the Yeti Airlines ATR 72 crashed between the old airport and Pokhara International Airport.

Previously, the black boxes of the Yeti Air plane had been handed over by the Nepal Army to officials of the Civil Aviation Authority.

The black box is a flight data recorder, which records all flight information through a special algorithm.

The twin-engine ATR 72 plane from Kathmandu crashed in Pokhara minutes before landing. (Arnie)

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