KATHMANDU (CBS4) – A surgeon who practiced at University of Miami Hospital was killed in a plane crash along with 18 other people in a forested area near Kathmandu, Nepal.
Jagajan (JJ) Karmacharya, who was from Nepal, served as an Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery at the hospital. Also killed in the crash was Sarda Karmacharya, according to the Economic Times.
Ten of the passengers on the small plane were Indian tourists who were looking forward to a glimpse of Mt Everest. Also killed in the crash were two Americans, Andrew Wade and Natalie Neilan, a Japanese tourist and the plane’s captain, co-pilot and air hostess.
One person who survived the crash of the Buddha Air Beech aircraft, a 36-year old Nepali man, died shortly afterward at the hospital.
According to investigators, the aircraft was returning from its trip to the Mt. Everest region when it crashed while returning to the capital city. Initial reports indicate bad weather and poor visibility may led to the crash. The black box of the aircraft has been recovered.
Locals, army and armed policemen teamed up to recover the bodies and bring them back to Kathmandu.
Buddha Air has had one of the safest flying records in Nepal, this being the first major mishap in almost 14 years.
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