More bodies spotted on Nepal trekking trail
KATMANDU - A rescue helicopter spotted nine more bodies Saturday on a trekking trail in northern Nepal, bringing the death toll to 38 from this week's series of snow storms and avalanches in the worst hiking disaster in the Himalayan nation.
The bodies were seen from the air in Dolpa district, but the steep terrain made it impossible for the helicopter to land, said Yadav Koirala from the Disaster Management Division in Katmandu.
The helicopter picked up three survivors and rescuers on foot would be sent to the area to retrieve the bodies, he said.
The victims are most likely Nepalese porters, said Ram Chandra Sharma of the Trekking Agents Association of Nepal.
