Seven people were rescued alive from the crash site. There were 21 persons, including three crew members and 18 foreigners, on board in the ill-starred 9N AIG Dornier aircraft. Two crew members and 13 Indian nationals are among those killed in the crash.
According to Pratap Babu Tiwari, Chief of Pokhara Airport, those rescued have been flown to Pokhara by Simrik Air’s chopper and Tara Air aircraft for further treatment. One among the rescued is said to be in critical condition.
Tiwari who was at the crash site informed that two Denish nationalities and an airhostess Roshni Haiju were airlifted by an aircraft of Tara Air to Pokhara Airport while a Simrik Air chopper rescued two Indian children and an adult to Manipal Hospital.
The deceased have been identified as Pilot Prabhu Sharan Pathak and Co-pilot JD Maharjan. The identification of other deceased has not been established yet.
The plane was heading for Muktinath pilgrimage to Jomsom from Pokhara. The reason behind the crash is yet to be ascertained.
Meanwhile, a Nepal Army chopper has flown to Jomsom to ferry the bodies of those dead in the crash, a press statement issued by Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal stated
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