“They dreamed of knowing Everest”: Mexican family died when a helicopter crashed in Nepal

Seeing images of Mount Everest on YouTube further encouraged them to fulfill the dream of seeing the imposing mountain that attracts tourists and climbers from Nepal.

A family, originally from Mexico, traveled to that country and rented a helicopter from “the Manang Air company to see the highest mountain in the world”.

However, as they flew over the area, the plane crashed to the ground, killing the five family members and the pilot.

The helicopter, the AFP bureau reported, took off from Surke, near Lukla in the Everest region at around 10:04 am towards Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, but contact was lost between 8 and 10 minutes after takeoff, Tuesday morning. July 11.

“Six bodies were found at the scene of the crash,” Gyanendra Bhul of the civil aviation authority told AFP.

The dangerous entrance to Nepal, one of the gateways to the Himalayas, and home to one of the most dangerous airports in the world

The family wanted to fly over the Everest area

The five tourists came from a family vacationing in the Himalayas. After the fatal accident, a family member contacted Mexico’s ambassador to India, Federico Salas.

The victims, AFP reports, are the father, the mother and the three children.

The organizing agency for the flight said – according to El Financiero – that the family decided to take this tour to see the roof of the world after seeing footage of the summit on YouTube.

The couple was identified as Ismael Sifuentes Rincón and Luz González Olacio. They were the parents of Fernando, María José and Abril Sifuentes, Infobae indicated, noting that they were from the state of Nuevo León.

They traveled more than 14,000 kilometers to reach India and from there they went to Nepal, Infobae stressed.

Ismael Sifuentes, according to journalist Javier Garza Ramos, “was originally from San Pedro, Coahuila, and a businessman in Monterrey.”

Abril Sifuentes was learned to have a passion for hiking and the “wonders of the world” and was a family doctor, according to a National Institute of Cancerology publication.

I already knew the Christ the Redeemer of Brazil; the Roman Colosseum and Machu Picchu, Peru.

Last week he was at the Taj Majal.

Mount Everest grew, China and Nepal reached an agreement on the new height

What happened to the helicopter?

To find out what caused this tragedy, the Nepalese authorities have announced that they have installed a commission.

The government has set up a commission of inquiry by decision of the cabinet,” said Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane, coordinator of the group.

Everything is analysed, including the meteorological aspect before take-off. However, the process will take time.

The damaged helicopter was located by local residents of Likhu Pike municipality, the area’s vice president Nwang Lhakpa Sherpa told EFE.

Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane said on behalf of the committee: “The investigation of accidents is our top priority. We hope to be able to submit the research report to the government in two to three months.”

In networks, Dr. Mareldi Magd in the April report: “If you have lived so beautifully and contemplated the wonders of God, your short time here was worth it. Rest in peace”.