Update (12:38 PM)

Manang Air helicopter, which had been reported out of contact earlier, has crashed at Lamjura Pass, Solukhumbu District. A local police team has reached the accident site and has confirmed the tragic accident. Six people were on board the helicopter including Captain Chet Bahadur Gurung.

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News (11:15 AM)

A Manang Air helicopter with six people on board has been reported to have lost contact with the airport tower. The helicopter, flying from Solukhumbu District to Kathmandu, lost contact around 10:00 am in the morning.

A search operation is being organised and an Altitude Air helicopter is reportedly being deployed to locate visual contact. Similarly, a local police team is also trying to reach the last known location of the heli.