Pokhara plane crash: 68 bodies retrieved, crane used for rescue

Gandaki, Jan 15: A total of 68 bodies have been retrieved from the site where the ATR-72 plane belonging to Yeti Airlines crashed in Pokhara of Kaski late this morning.

According to Kaski’s Assistant Chief District Officer Anil Shahi, crane is used to undertake rescue efforts as the plane fell deep down into the Seti River gorge. Thirty-one bodies have been already taken to the Pokhara-based Gandaki Hospital for post-mortem examinations.