A rescue helicopter operated by Nepal’s private airline, Altitude Air, crash-landed near the Everest Base Camp region on Wednesday morning amid heavy snowfall. The aircraft was on a mission to rescue stranded trekkers when it went down in Lobuche, located in the Khumbu region. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the helicopter, with the call sign 9N-AMS, had departed from Lukla without passengers and was heading to Lobuche to assist tourists trapped by extreme weather cond