Nepal Plane Crash Passenger Who Livestreamed Disaster Was Father of Three
Sonu Jaiswal was reportedly with three of his friends on the doomed aircraft.
Krishna Mani Baral/Reuters
Content warning: This story contains graphic descriptions and footage of a plane crash.
The airline passenger who livestreamed from inside a plane in Nepal in the seconds before it crashed over the weekend was an Indian man traveling with friends, according to a report. Sonu Jaiswal was one of the 72 people on board the flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara that slammed into the ground as it was coming into land on Sunday—local authorities believe no one survived. Jaiswal, a father of three, was one of four friends from Ghazipur in India who had traveled to Nepal to pray at a shrine on the outskirts of Kathmandu before traveling on to Pokhara to paraglide, the BBC reports. His disturbing video, which went viral in India, shows passengers on board the aircraft before screams and a crashing sound can be heard, with fire filling the frame.
Atención: ⚠️ IMÁGENES FUERTES ⚠️
— El Dato Noticias Morelos (@eldatomx) January 15, 2023
Uno de los pasajeros de nombre Sonu Jaiswal de 35 años, originario de la India inició una transmisión en vivo a través de #Facebook y captó el momento en que el avión de #YetiAirlines se estrella dejando como saldo él y 67 muertos más en #Nepal. pic.twitter.com/HH3To9EbMC
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