Indian tourist killed, PIO injured as copters collide during Everest rescue
A 47-year-old tourist from Chennai was killed and two others - an Indian-origin New Zealand citizen and a pilot - were injured when two helicopters collided barely about 10 feet above a helipad near Mt Everest on Tuesday. The accident occurred around 8.11am at Pheriche, 12km south of Everest Base Camp, as one helicopter was evacuating tourists stranded by heavy snowfall and the other was carrying cargo.



