KATHMANDU: A helicopter that had flown to pick up trekkers from the base camp of Mt. Lobuche, a neighbouring peak of Mt. Everest, met with an accident early Wednesday morning, a senior police official said.
"The helicopter belonging to Altitude Air met with an accident at 7.50 a.m. when it skidded while landing at a helipad in Lobuche, " said Deputy Superintendent of Police Manojit Kunwar, chief of Solukhumbu District Police.
"The only occupant of the helicopter, the pilot, was rescued and brought to Lukla Airport, near the mountain, " he said.