The incident happened when the plane was coming from Nepalgunj, Nepal.

There were twenty-one passengers and three crew members aboard at the time.

Five passengers were injured in the incident and were taken to a hospital.

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The plane took off for Kathmandu, Nepal, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.

The plane landed safely. All twenty-two people aboard remained unharmed.

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The plane, heading to Kathmandu, Nepal, was forced to return after it lost power to its left engine.

All the passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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The Jetstream-41 jet took off for Kathmandu but had to return immediately afterwards after a bird hit its engine.

The plane landed back uneventfully. All 29 people aboard remained safe.

The airline arranged a replacement aircraft for the passengers.

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Update
Fourteen unidentified tourists who died in the crash remain unidentified due to the lack of experts and equipment who can do DNA testing in Nepal. Thursday the team was augmented by three German medical and forensic experts, and more are expected Friday. DNA samples will be taken and sent out of the country.

What: Canadian built Twin Otter owned by Yeti Airlines
Where: crashlanded at the mountainous Lukla airport in north-eastern Nepal in the Mount Everest region
When: Wednesday morning
Who: 18 people died in the crash, mostly foreign tourists from Germany and Australia: 12 Germans, including six women, four Nepalese and two Australian. The captain is the only survivor; he was airlifted to Kathmandu. There Swiss casualties reported turned out to be Australian.
Why: Lukla airport, located 2,743 metres above sea-level has steeply-inclined runway and is considered one of the world’s most dangerous airports.

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