Published on Feb 24, 2016
Feb 24, 2016- Nepal Army has said that the chances of finding the passengers of Tara Air alive are very slim. The plane was found crashed at a forest in Soli Ghoptebhir of Myagdi district after four hours of intense search and rescue operation.
Army Spokesperson Brigadier General Tara Bahadur Karki said there was little chance that anyone had survived the crash. Karki said that a team of Nepal Army have reached the crash site and have located the wing and tail section of the plane. However, search is still on for the fuselage where the passengers are located.
Aviation Minister Aananda Prasad Pokhrel confirmed that the plane was found crashed at a jungle in Kekarko Butta in the district. Myagdi district DSP Bishwa Raj Khadka said the plane was completely destroyed by fire upon crash.
Police constable Phool Kumar Thapa Magar who was among the first to reach the crash site said the crash site was situated on a very treacherous terrain and the debris of the plane was scattered in an area of some 200 meters. “The plane was on fire and it is still burning,” he said during a telephone conversation with The Post. Thapa also said that the weather in the crash site was very cold and deteriorating further.
Various police teams are on their way to the crash site.
Army Spokesperson Brigadier General Tara Bahadur Karki said there was little chance that anyone had survived the crash. Karki said that a team of Nepal Army have reached the crash site and have located the wing and tail section of the plane. However, search is still on for the fuselage where the passengers are located.
Aviation Minister Aananda Prasad Pokhrel confirmed that the plane was found crashed at a jungle in Kekarko Butta in the district. Myagdi district DSP Bishwa Raj Khadka said the plane was completely destroyed by fire upon crash.
Police constable Phool Kumar Thapa Magar who was among the first to reach the crash site said the crash site was situated on a very treacherous terrain and the debris of the plane was scattered in an area of some 200 meters. “The plane was on fire and it is still burning,” he said during a telephone conversation with The Post. Thapa also said that the weather in the crash site was very cold and deteriorating further.
Various police teams are on their way to the crash site.
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