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1st LD: At least 4 killed in helicopter crash in Nepal

Xinhua, June 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

A private helicopter crashed in Balephi of quake-hit Sindhupalchowk district of Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least four people.

Nepal Police spokesperson Kamal Singh Bom confirmed the crash of the Mountain Air helicopter in the area of Yamuna Dada.

A team of Nepal Police has reached the site and recovered the bodies of three men and one woman.

Initial investigation said the helicopter was on a rescue mission. However, details of the accident are yet to be known. Endi