Nepal Army Located The Crash Site, Includes 4 Indians

The Canadian-built plane was flying from the city of Pokhara to Jomsom, a popular tourist town in central Nepal

After went missing a flight where 22 on board, including four Indians, on Sunday, the Nepalese Army has "physically located" the crash site of the plane. The crash site has been located in Sanosware, Thasang-2 in Mustang district, Army Spokesperson Brigadier General Narayan Silwal tweeted today along with the photo of the wreckage with the plane's tail number visible.

The fate of 22 people, including four members of an Indian family, remains unclear.

The turboprop Twin Otter 9N-AET plane operated by Tara Air had lost contact minutes after it took off from the tourist city of Pokhara around 10 am on Sunday.

The Canadian-built plane was flying from the city of Pokhara to Jomsom, a popular tourist town in central Nepal.

In an official report by news agency ANI, Chief District Officer Netra Prasad Sharma confirmed to ANI over the phone. "The aircraft was seen over the sky of Jomsom in Mustang and then had diverted to Mt. Dhaulagiri after which it hadn't come into contact."

The airline issued the list of passengers which identified four Indians as Ashok Kumar Tripathy, his wife Vaibhavi Bandekar (Tripathy) and their children Dhanush and Ritika. The family was based in Thane city near Mumbai.

The elder sister of Vaibhavi Tripathi has requested officials not to inform her mother as her health condition is "critical", an official said.

Ahead of the crash, the Nepal Home Ministry deployed two private helicopters from Mustang and Pokhara for the search for missing aircraft. Patrol and search units from security forces and groups of locals are also on-foot in the Dhaulagiri region, The Himalayan Times newspaper reported.

Mustang (from the Tibetan Muntan meaning "fertile plain") the traditional region is largely dry. The world's deepest gorge that goes down three miles vertically between Dhaulagiri and Annapurna mountains runs through this district.

Nepal, home to eight of the world's 14 highest mountains, including Everest, has a record of air accidents.