YANGON, Sep 28 (AP): A rescue helicopter from Thailand has lost contact with ground control during a search for two climbers who scaled Southeast Asia's highest peak a month ago, officials said Sunday.
The helicopter was carrying three people, including a Thai pilot.
According to Htoo Foundation, the chopper left Putao airport in Myanmar's northern Kachin state on Saturday to drop food for a team searching for two Myanmar climbers missing since Aug. 31. The foundation is leading the search effort for the climbers.
An eight-member team set out to climb the 5,881-meter (19,300-foot) Hkakabo Razi mountain last month, but only two went up the final stretch due to the narrow nature of the summit, reaching the ice-capped mountaintop on Aug. 31.
Thai rescue copter missing in Myanmar
FE Team | Published: September 29, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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