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All bodies of those killed in Tara Air plane crash retrieved

12 bodies being airlifted to Kathmandu; Black Box recovered

Khabarhub

May 31, 2022

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All bodies of those killed in Tara Air plane crash retrieved

Security personnel collecting bodies from Sano Sarebhir at Kowang in Thasang rural municipality-2, Mustang. (Photo: Armed Police Force)

KATHMANDU: The bodies of all those killed in the Tara Air plane crash have been found said Nepal Army spokesperson Narayan Silwal.

Silwal further said that 12 more bodies are being brought to Kathmandu today.

The 10 bodies found at the accident site were airlifted to Kathmandu on Monday itself.

The plane was en route to Jomsom from Pokhara on Sunday when it crashed at the foot of Manapathi peak in Mustang.

Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Police were mobilized to search for the bodies at the accident site.

Twenty-two people, including a crew member, were killed in the crash.

The missing plane was found on Monday morning.

Meanwhile, the plane’s Black Box has also been recovered from the incident site, security forces involved in rescue operations said.

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