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Man live streamed the horrifying final moments as plane crashed killing all passengers on board

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Published 15:24 8 Apr 2024 GMT+1

Man live streamed the horrifying final moments as plane crashed killing all passengers on board

The video was taken by a passenger on Yeti Airlines Flight 691

Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton

The heartbreaking moment that a plane went down was caught on film by one of its passengers.

In January 2023, Yeti Airlines Fight 691 was travelling from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal when tragedy struck and the plane crashed into a gorge.

All 72 people onboard, including three infants and three children, died on impact.

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Over a year on from the fateful day, an inquest has found that the crash happened as a result of a pilot accidentally pulling the wrong levers.

All passengers on Flight 691 died. Skanda Gautam/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
All passengers on Flight 691 died. Skanda Gautam/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

HM Coroner's Court for North London heard as part of an inquest into British born passenger Ruan Crighton's death, that one of the pilots had mistakenly changed the propeller angle instead of the wing flaps, BBC News reported last month.

Crighton was ruled to have died by blunt force injuries to his head, chest, and abdomen as a result of the plane crash.

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Alongside Crighton, another person to have lost their life that day was 25-year-old Sonu Jaiswal, who was live streaming on Facebook shortly before the crash occurred.

The 90 second-long clip was taken as the aircraft was approaching the runway by flying over buildings and green fields over Pokhara in the foothills of the Himalayas.

Jaiswal filmed the picturesque scenes he could see from his seat, when around 50 seconds in the plane began to plummet.

Warning: Contains distressing content

People's panicked, raised voices were heard in the background of the clip before a loud crashing sound.

While Jaiswal could no longer be seen in the shot, his phone continued to record the plane on fire.

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The young man's family didn't believe that he'd died in the ordeal until the saw the harrowing video for themselves.

His brother Deepak told The Associated Press at the time: "We couldn’t believe the news until we saw the video. It was painful."

"He was not just my brother," Deepak added, as per Al Jazeera. "I have lost a friend in him."

Other devastating footage taken on the day of the crash was taken by a bystander on the ground.

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The video taken by Sonu Jaiswal filmed the aftermath of the fatal crash. Sonu Jaiswal
The video taken by Sonu Jaiswal filmed the aftermath of the fatal crash. Sonu Jaiswal

In the short clip, the aircraft is seen quickly plummeting to the ground before almost titling 180.

It's believed the pilots were trying to direct the plane into a nearby river to prevent crashing into a village.

Eyewitness Arun Tamu, who lives nearby the scene of the deadly crash, told Reuters of the carnage he witnessed in the moments after the plane hit the ground.

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"Half of the plane is on the hillside," he said. "The other half has fallen into the gorge of the Seti river."

If you have experienced a bereavement and would like to speak with someone in confidence, contact The Compassionate Friends on (877) 969-0010.

Featured Image Credit: Sonu Jaiswal

Topics: News, World News, Social Media

Niamh Shackleton
Niamh Shackleton

Niamh Shackleton is an experienced journalist for UNILAD, specialising in topics including mental health and showbiz, as well as anything Henry Cavill and cat related. She has previously worked for OK! Magazine, Caters and Kennedy.

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