Rescuers locate WWF helicopter wreckage in Nepal

A Nepalese army rescue helicopter today spotted the wreckage of a helicopter that disappeared while carrying the forestry minister and 23 other people, including foreign officials, aid workers and journalists.

Purshottam Shakya of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said rescuers had not been able to approach the wreckage, but only spotted it from the air.

The helicopter chartered by conservation group WWF was carrying Nepal Forest Minister Gopal Rai, Finnish Embassy Charge d’Affaires Pauli Mustonen, and USAID Deputy Director in Nepal Margaret Alexander. It had been missing since Saturday.