Fishtail Air rescues french trekker

A lone French trekker Dominique Alvernhe, who was marooned at Chola Pass Glacier for about two days has been rescued by the Fishtail Air.
After two days, he could contact his parents back home, who quickly relayed the incident to the French Embassy in Nepal and the embassy immediately asked the Airlines for the rescue, said the Fishtail.
Alvernhe had fractured his arm and a leg while on his way at Chola Pass (5420m) on January 20.
"The veteran pilots Captain Deepak J B Rana and Captain Ashish Sherchan took off some Sherpa guides from Kathmandu on January 21 as soon as the location of Dominique was relayed," it said, adding that the 9N-AJI (AS 350 B3) chopper carried out a reconnaissance over head the location. Though, they located Dominique, due to very strong winds, they gave up the mission on January 21 and Sunday early morning, Dominique was eventually was rescued and flown to Kathmandu.
The whole dramatic operation was conducted in co-ordination with the French Embassy in Nepal and Dominique Alvernhe’s parents.
Similarly, a team of 14 -- including 10 Everest summiters -- who became stranded due to bad weather after carrying Nepal's tourism torch to a lesser peak, has also begun to be rescued.
Ten Everest heroes, who had created a record, stranded in Lukla, a mountainous region in north considered the gateway to the Himalayan peaks, since January 17.
They included Temba Tsheri Sherpa, who at 16 had been the youngest climber to summit Mt Everest in 2001, and Pemba Dorje Sherpa, who holds the record for the fastest ascent at 8hour 10 minutes.
They were part of the 14-member team, including three tourism officials and Zimba Zangbu Sherpa, president of Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA), which had headed towards Mt Ama Dablam earlier this month.