The last body found in the plane crash of 22 people died in Nepal

The above information was announced by the spokesman of the Civil Aviation Authority Nepali (CAAN) confirmed with the news agency Reuters: “Rescue forces on May 31 found all 22 bodies in the DHC-6-300 Twin Otter plane crash two days ago”.

A day earlier, Nepalese rescuers had found the bodies of 21 victims scattered among the rubble.

“We found the last body this morning (May 31),” said a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.

The plane lost contact while on a scheduled 20-minute flight from the tourist town of Pokhara to the mountain town of Jomsom on May 29.

The plane number 9N-AET belongs to the private airline Tara Air. It lost contact with air traffic control not long after taking off about 15 minutes. The plane that crashed was made in Canada.

The scene of the plane crash. Photo: Twitter

The victims included 13 Nepalis, 4 Indians, 2 Germans and 3 crew members. The identities of the victims have also been released by the Nepalese authorities.

The bodies of 10 victims were brought to Kathmandu on May 30, while the remaining 12 bodies were brought to the capital Kathmandu today, a CAAN spokesman said.

“The bodies were transferred to Tribhuvan University Hospital for post-mortem examination. After identifying the ill-fated person, we will hand them over to the family for post-mortem” – still information from a CAAN spokesman. know more.

Nepalese rescuers have pulled all 22 bodies out of the rubble. Photo: Reuters

The Nepalese government has ordered the establishment of a five-member panel to determine the cause of the crash and recommend measures to reduce aviation risks.

Nepal – the country with eight of the world’s 14 highest peaks, including Everest – has recorded many domestic plane crashes because of its volatile weather conditions and rugged mountainous terrain.

In early 2018, a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Dhaka to Kathmandu had trouble landing and caught fire, killing 51 of the 71 people on board.

In 1992, all 167 people on board a Pakistan International Airlines plane died when it plunged down a mountain while trying to land in Kathmandu.