LIVE News Updates: Missing Tara Air aircraft found at Kowang of Mustang, Nepal

According to the information given by the locals to the Nepal Army, the plane crashed at the mouth of the Lamche river under the landslide of Manapathi Himal: Army spokesperson Narayan Silwal

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29 May 2022, 4:29 PM

Missing Tara Air aircraft found at Kowang of Mustang, Nepal

Aircraft found at Kowang of Mustang. The status of the aircraft is yet to be ascertained: Tribhuvan International Airport chief

According to the information given by the locals to the Nepal Army, the Tara Air plane crashed at the mouth of the Lamche river under the landslide of Manapathi Himal. Nepal Army is moving towards the site from the ground and air route: Army spokesperson Narayan Silwal

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Tara Air's 9 NAET aircraft flying from Pokhara to Jomsom, Nepal goes missing

Nepal | Tara Air's 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft carrying 19 passengers, flying from Pokhara to Jomsom at 9:55am, has lost contact: Airport authorities

The missing aircraft was hosting 4 Indian and 3 Japanese nationals. The remaining were Nepali citizens & the aircraft had 22 passengers including the crew: State Television

"The aircraft was seen over the sky of Jomsom in Mustang district and then had diverted to Mt. Dhaulagiri after which it hadn't come into contact," told Chief District Officer Netra Prasad Sharma

"We are deploying helicopter to the area for search operation,” told Ram Kumar Dani, DSP of District Police Office, Mustang

Home Ministry has deployed two private helicopters from Mustang and Pokhara for the search for missing aircraft. Nepal Army chopper is also being prepared to be deployed for the search: Phadindra Mani Pokharel, spokesperson

"A Nepali Army Mi-17 helicopter has recently left for Lete, Mustang, which is the suspected crashed region of the missing Tara Air aircraft (with 22 onboard)," said Narayan Silwal, spokesperson for Nepali Army

(ANI)

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