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US helicopter missing in Nepal with 8 aboard: military
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KATHMANDU: A US Marine Corps helicopter carrying out earthquake relief in Nepal was reported missing on Tuesday with eight personnel on board, officials said.

“The incident occurred near Charikot, Nepal while the aircraft was conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations,” said Major Dave Eastburn, spokesman for US Pacific Command.

On February 16, 2014, Nepal Airlines plane carrying 18 people that went missing in the country’s mountainous west.

The plane with 15 passengers and three crew on board lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after taking off from the popular tourist town of Pokhara, airline officials and police said.

A total of 18 people were on board, the 14 adult passengers, plus one infant and three crew members, none of whom survived, an airline spokesperson said.

The incident had raised concerns about the Himalayan nation’s aviation sector, which has come under fire from international authorities after a series of fatal accidents.

Nepal, which counts tourism as a major contributor to its economy, has suffered a number of air crashes in recent years, which have usually been attributed to inexperienced pilots, poor management and maintenance.

In September 2012, 19 people, including seven Britons and four Chinese, were killed after a plane crashed minutes after taking off from Kathmandu, in an accident which the government blamed on a “panic-stricken” pilot.
 
It went missing yesterday, strange that USA has unable to locate it.
 
with all the technology they have ... Strange

All helis will definately have locators. Its a policy of the US to destroy a downed craft.

Surely this heli had GPS etc. it is something that does not meet the eye. Something is going on under the cover here.
 
All helis will definately have locators. Its a policy of the US to destroy a downed craft.

Surely this heli had GPS etc. it is something that does not meet the eye. Something is going on under the cover here.

There is conflicting reports coming about missing chopper

Search continues for U.S. Marine helicopter with eight people on board despite Nepalese claims it landed safely
  • The missing U.S. Marine helicopter with eight people on board was reported safe on Wednesday in Nepal by The Pahilo Post
  • A tweet from the Finance Minister of Nepal Ram Sharan Mahat said that the helicopter was found and that the was safe
  • Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeffrey Pool told Dailymail.com that the helicopter has not been located and that the search mission is still underway
  • The helicopter has six U.S. marines and the two Nepalese soldiers on board
  • The reason the helicopter went missing has not yet been confirmed but yesterday there was speculation that it was having fuel issues
  • Hundreds searched the helicopter on Wednesday, a day after the second powerful earthquake hit the region in less than three weeks
  • Nepal Home Ministry official Laxmi Prasad Dahal said he feared the helicopter search was diverting resources from earthquake relief

Read more: Missing U.S. Marine helicopter located in Nepal and all eight on board are safe | Daily Mail Online
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According to the Pentagon, there was talk of "fuel issues" heard over the radio by a nearby Indian helicopter before the flight went missing in the rugged, mountainous region.

US Marine helicopter declared missing - BBC News
 
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