Six people on board a helicopter in Nepal have been reported missing (Picture: Getty Images)
A helicopter with six people on board has gone missing near Mount Everest in Nepal.
The aircraft was carrying five foreign nationals, as well as the pilot, when it dropped off the radar at around 10.13am local time today.
Private company Manang Air operates the chopper which disappeared shortly after taking off from Surke Airport, according to The Himalayan Times.
It had left at 10.04am and was heading for Kathmandu when it lost contact nine minutes later near the Lamjura Pass.
According to Tribhuvan International Airport manager, Gyanendra Bhul, it was around 12,000ft in the air when communications cut out.
A search and rescue mission has been launched with another helicopter already scouring the area.
The missing helicopter’s GPS tracking system is being analysed to try and determine its last known exact location.
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