Heli Everest Air’s helicopter crashed near Dhaulagiri base camp on Sunday morning.

The spokesperson of Tribhuvan International Airport, Teknath Sitaula, has informed that the helicopter of Heli Everest Air with the call sign 9NANB overturned today at 11 am while taking goods from the Italian base camp to the Dhaulagiri base camp. According to Nepal Civil Aviation Authority, the helicopter crashed into a mound and overturned.

Pilot Priya Adhikari was slightly injured in the accident and another helicopter has been sent for the rescue operation.