Nepal: Rescue teams locate wreckage of missing plane | News | DW
Rescue workers have recovered 14 bodies from the crash site of a small passenger plane that went down in a remote part of the country over the weekend.
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Rescue workers have recovered 14 bodies from the crash site of a small passenger plane that went down in a remote part of the country over the weekend.
The turboprop Twin Otter 9N-AET plane had four Indian nationals, two Germans and 13 Nepali passengers besides a three-member Nepali crew.
The find marks the end of a nearly 24-hour search, but the fate of passengers is still unknown.
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The plane collided with the mountain and disintegrated. After hitting the Sano Sware Bhir near Thasang, pieces of wreckage were spread over a 100-meter radius. According to rescuers, 16 bodies have been removed from the Tara Air accident site, and they are searching the area for the remains of the others.