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Nepal helicopter wreckage found Nepal helicopter wreckage found
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A search team has spotted the wreckage of a helicopter which went missing in eastern Nepal while carrying 24 people, including WWF conservationists.A search team has spotted the wreckage of a helicopter which went missing in eastern Nepal while carrying 24 people, including WWF conservationists.
The team had reported that there "were no survivors", airport official Himesh Lal Karna told the AFP news agency. The rescuers, who were in an army helicopter, said they could see several bodies scattered at the site.
The rescuers, who were in an army helicopter, had not been able to approach the wreckage, a report says. They have landed at the site to search for any survivors though chances of this seem slim.
The helicopter lost radio contact during bad weather after it took off in a mountainous district on Saturday.The helicopter lost radio contact during bad weather after it took off in a mountainous district on Saturday.
The chopper was carrying seven WWF employees, including four Nepalis, an Australian, a Canadian and an American.The chopper was carrying seven WWF employees, including four Nepalis, an Australian, a Canadian and an American.
It was also carrying a Finnish diplomat, a US aid-worker and two Russian crew members as well as Nepalese officials and reporters.It was also carrying a Finnish diplomat, a US aid-worker and two Russian crew members as well as Nepalese officials and reporters.
'Loud bang'
Air traffic officials in the capital, Kathmandu said they had spotted the wreckage at a site two kilometres from where the helicopter took off before disappearing.
Reports say the area is about 400km (250 miles) east of Kathmandu.
The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kathmandu says the army team has succeeded in landing at the site with medical supplies after several attempts.
Rain and low visibility had hampered efforts to find the helicopter, missing since noon local time (0615 GMT) on Saturday.
The helicopter party was returning from a landmark ceremony to hand over the Kangenjunga conservation area from the government to the local community.
The helicopter, identified as a Russian-made Mi-17, had been on a 20-minute flight to a local airport, where the passengers had been due to take a flight to the capital, Kathmandu.
Reports have quoted local people as saying they heard a loud bang shortly after the helicopter, chartered by WWF, took off on Saturday.