Nepal’s Tara Air carrying 22 people went missing

Kathmandu: A plane operated by Nepal’s Tara Air carrying 19 passengers with 3 crew members went missing on Sunday morning.

The plane was flying from the Pokhara to Jomsom. According to Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority, “the plane took off its flight at 9:55 a.m. Plane lost contact with air control about 12 minutes into the flight”. Usually flights takes 20-25 minutes long between the two cities.

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As per the ministry, four Indians, German citizens, and 13 Nepali citizens are among the 22 people missing.

Passengers: Indra Bahadur Gole, Purushottam Gole, Rajan Kumar Gole, Mick Grat, Basant Lama, Ganesh Narayan Shrestha, Raveena Shrestha, Rasmi Shrestha, Rozina Shrestha, Prakash Sunuwar, Makar Bahadur Tamang, Rammaya Tamang, Sukumaya Tamang, Tulsadevi Tamang, Yuvi Wilner, Ashok Kumar Tripathi, Dhanush Tripathi, Ritika Tripathi and Vaibhawi Tripathi

Crew members: Captain Prabhakar Ghimire, co-pilot Utsav Pokharel and air hostess Kismi Thapa.

News Source: CNN , Hindustan Times