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Thursday, Jul 3, 2025
Reports said five Indians were among the 15 foreign passengers on board. There were 72 people on the twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft operated by Yeti Airlines.
Karipur witnessed a deadly air crash in August 2020 claiming 21 lives.
The government had said families of each victim would be given Rs 72 lakh each, says Mangalore Air Crash Victims Family Association
It is understood that the fighter was a MiG-21 trainer aircraft.
The accident took place around 11.45 am when there was just one and a half kilometer left for reaching the rig.
The turboprop Twin Otter 9N-AET plane had four Indian nationals, two Germans and 13 Nepali passengers besides a three-member Nepali crew.
No survivors have so far been found, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. Boeing said it is cooperating with China Eastern Airlines to probe the crash.
Hopes to find the survivors in the thick forests in the mountainous region receded as the night fell making efforts by scores of rescuers difficult.
The 41-year-old, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, was one of the superstars of the sport and heir to the throne vacated by Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan.
A privately funded underwater search had begun on Sunday, several days after investigators said they found two seat cushions on the French coast that likely belonged to the aircraft.
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