POKHARA, May 30: The wreckage of the 9N-AET twin-engine aircraft of Tara Air that crashed at Thasang-2 Sanosware in Mustang has been found.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the bodies of 14 people who lost their lives in the plane crash have been found so far.
According to CAAN, the bodies are yet to be identified. The bodies of some of the passengers on board have not been found yet. Nepal Army, police and locals have been deployed in the search operation since today morning.
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Inda Singh of Dana, Myagdi, who was on his way to clear a blocked road, found the wreckage of the plane. He had reached Kobang, an area near the crash site, and stayed there last night.
Singh said there was no fire on the aircraft. The aircraft could have met with an accident after hitting a cliff nearby. “No survivor has been found so far,” he said.
Although the bodies are intact no one is likely to be found alive. “This is probably because the fire did not start.
It may be noted that the plane had taken off from the Pokhara Airport for Jomson at 9:55AM. The last contact with the plane was made when it was around Ghorepani. Although the rescue mission was conducted yesterday as well, adverse weather conditions resulted with no luck in finding the plane.
There were a total of 22 people on board the plane including three crew members.
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