One tourist dead and another injured in Nepal after two helicopters collide on Everest

An Indian tourist died and a New Zealand citizen of Indian origin was injured this Tuesday as a result of two helicopters colliding while attempting to land in the Everest region of Nepal, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of that country.

The deceased was traveling aboard a helicopter belonging to the company Fishtail Air, while another tourist who was on the same aircraft was injured . So far, no victims have been reported in the other aircraft.

The injured person and the pilots, who suffered minor injuries, were taken to Mediciti Hospital in Kathmandu aboard a Prabhu Helicopter helicopter, according to the authorities.

Shocking seconds before the two crash into each other

The images are striking . It shows the moment when one of the helicopters starts getting dangerously close to the other , which is about to touch down, but the rotor blades make contact, causing both helicopters to crash into the snow.

According to a statement issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, one of the helicopters, an AS350 with registration 9N-AOD and operated by Air Dynasty Heli Service Pvt Ltd, had flown from Lukla Airport to a helipad in Solukhumbu . The other, an AS350 with registration 9N-AJR and operated by Fishtail Air Pvt Ltd, had taken off from Gorakshep, in Solukhumbu, bound for another location in the district, carrying two foreign nationals.