<p>Five bodies have been recovered from the accident site of a private commercial helicopter carrying six people that crashed in hilly terrain in eastern Nepal on Tuesday, a media report said.</p>.<p>The Manang Air NA-MV chopper took off from Surke Airport in Solukhumbu district at 10:04 am for Kathmandu and suddenly lost contact at an altitude above 12,000 feet at 10:13 am, said Gyanendra Bhul, Manager at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).</p>.<p>The helicopter crashed in the Lamjura area of Likhupike Rural Municipality in the remote mountainous Solukhumbu district. A detailed report is yet to come as a rescue operation is underway, said a senior official at TIA.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/plane-crash-outside-los-angeles-kills-6-1235224.html" target="_blank">Plane crash outside Los Angeles kills 6</a></strong></p>.<p>According to police, the helicopter met with the accident at approximately 3500 meters above sea level in the Lamjura Pass, The Himalayan Times newspaper reported.</p>.<p>"Five bodies have been recovered from the accident site and a search operation is underway," the report quoted police as saying.</p>.<p>Five Mexican nationals and pilot Chet B Gurung were aboard the helicopter.</p>.<p>Founded in 1997, Manang Air is a helicopter airline based in Kathmandu. It has been operating helicopters in commercial air transportation within the Nepalese territory under the Regulation of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.</p>.<p>The company provides chartered services and is focused on personalised services such as adventure flights helicopter excursions or expedition work.</p>
<p>Five bodies have been recovered from the accident site of a private commercial helicopter carrying six people that crashed in hilly terrain in eastern Nepal on Tuesday, a media report said.</p>.<p>The Manang Air NA-MV chopper took off from Surke Airport in Solukhumbu district at 10:04 am for Kathmandu and suddenly lost contact at an altitude above 12,000 feet at 10:13 am, said Gyanendra Bhul, Manager at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).</p>.<p>The helicopter crashed in the Lamjura area of Likhupike Rural Municipality in the remote mountainous Solukhumbu district. A detailed report is yet to come as a rescue operation is underway, said a senior official at TIA.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/plane-crash-outside-los-angeles-kills-6-1235224.html" target="_blank">Plane crash outside Los Angeles kills 6</a></strong></p>.<p>According to police, the helicopter met with the accident at approximately 3500 meters above sea level in the Lamjura Pass, The Himalayan Times newspaper reported.</p>.<p>"Five bodies have been recovered from the accident site and a search operation is underway," the report quoted police as saying.</p>.<p>Five Mexican nationals and pilot Chet B Gurung were aboard the helicopter.</p>.<p>Founded in 1997, Manang Air is a helicopter airline based in Kathmandu. It has been operating helicopters in commercial air transportation within the Nepalese territory under the Regulation of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.</p>.<p>The company provides chartered services and is focused on personalised services such as adventure flights helicopter excursions or expedition work.</p>