2 helicopters collided near Mount Everest base camp, killing one tourist

2 helicopters collided near Mount Everest base camp, killing one tourist

STL.News Press Release Distribution Services NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two helicopters collided while attempting to land just below Mount Everest base camp in Nepal.The accident happened at about 8:12 a.m. Tuesday in the Pheriche area of Solukhumbu District, according to a translated press release from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). The helicopters were identified as an Air Dynasty aircraft and a Fishtail Air aircraft, the aviation authority said.Two foreign tourists were aboard the Fishtail Air helicopter. One of them, 47-year-old Vasanth Kumar Balaramudu of Chennai, India, died in the accident, according to CAAN.DEADLY HELICOPTER CRASH KILLS 2 PILOTS

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