Six people killed after helicopter crashes near Mount Everest | USA TODAY

Officials said weather conditions caused the chopper’s flight route to change, though it’s still unclear what caused the crash near Mt. Everest. https://bit.ly/3PRdezy

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All six people on board a helicopter carrying Mexican tourists were killed when it crashed Tuesday near Mount Everest in Nepal, authorities said.

The helicopter crashed in the Lamajura area. All the bodies were recovered and flown out of the area, said Basanta Bhattarai, the chief government administrator in the area.

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