Chopper crashes in Annapurna BC

A helicopter of Fishtail Air met with an accident in Annapurna Base Camp on June 29 as it was about to take off carrying three foreigners to Kathmandu. All the four passengers—three French trekkers and one crew member—are reported to be safe.According to Pokhara Airport, the AIA Ecquirrel chopper, which came directly from Kathmandu without informing the nearest airport, plunged into a pond after its tail hit a boulder, immediately after it scrambled due to adverse weather conditions. Though the chopper escaped with serious damage, its rear part has partially been damaged.The chopper was summoned in the Annapurna Base Camp by a group of French trekkers to lift an 80-year old trekker to Kathmandu.-TAAN