15/05/2015
US chopper crash site traced:
Three charred bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) UH-1Y Huey helicopter that was spotted in the remote mountainous area of Ghorthali area of Sindhupalchok District on Friday. No survivors have been reported.
The recovered bodies are being ferried to Kathmandu. Local police officials say hundreds of security personnel including US Marines and locals have reached the crash site.
Defence Ministry Secretary Ishwori Prasad Paudyal confirmed that the US military chopper was found crashed on the hillside.
The chopper with six US Marines and two Nepali soldiers on board had been missing since Tuesday evening. The chopper was deployed for search and rescue mission to Dolakha, one of the districts hit hardest by both the quakes.
