𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐫𝐢𝐤 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

Simrik Air Helicopter rescued domestic and foreign tourists stranded in Gorkha, Dolpa, Manang and Mustang, mountainous districts of Nepal due to adverse weather.

Simrik deployed its Airbus H-125 Helicopters with call sign 9N-AJZ and 9N-ALP and Bell 407GXP with call sign 9N-ALT with Pilot-In-Command Capt. Siddartha Jang Gurung, Capt. Surendra Paudel, Capt. Bimal Sharma Sapkota, Capt. Hareram Thapa and Capt. Rajendra Duwal to rescue people stuck in Gorkha, Dolpa, Manang and Mustang areas.

The tourists were stranded as the roadways were blocked due to landslides because of incessant rainfall and heavy snowfall for the past few days. Simrik Air Helicopters are being operated to rescue the people and fly them to Pokhara and Kathmandu.

Simrik Air conducted Search and Rescue Missions at various locations of Gorkha such as Ghap, Namrung and Bihi, Lower & Upper Dolpa such as Shelamukchung Pass, Dho Tarap, Shey Gompa and Dunai, various places of Manang such as Bhratang, Manang Gaun and Chame and also from different affected places of Mustang such as Jomosm and Ghasa and rescued the stranded tourists transporting them to Pokhara and Kathmandu despite the challenging weather condition. The evacuation is still ongoing as Simrik Air Helicopters are continuously conducting the rescue flights in those areas.

Simrik has always been at the forefront of humanitarian aid and is dedicated to saving lives. Simrik is consistently regarded as the best and safest rescue service provider, with experienced pilots and rescue specialists trained in the United States and Switzerland.

Simrik performs long-line missions for rescues, medical evacuation/COVID-19 transfer, external cargo/load lifting, sightseeing/mountain flights, aerial survey, filming, aerial fire-fighting, concrete bucket service, sky diving, and heli ski, to name a few.

𝑃𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑦: 𝐽𝑦𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑏𝑎 L𝑎𝑚𝑎 𝐷ℎ𝑜