Kathmandu:
A Danish survivor of the Nepal plane crash that killed 15 people including 13 Indians, recalls the horror of the tragedy saying that she had to climb over "hands and arms" to get out of the wreckage.
"The plane that was to land, suddenly flew up and lost control after one of its wings hit the hill," Emilie was quoted by a local newspaper.
Altogether six people, including three Indians and two Danish nationals, miraculously survived the crash of the Dornier aircraft that belonged to the private carrier Agni Air. The tragedy comes nearly eight months after an air disaster killed 10 Indians near Kathmandu.
The Danish tabloid '
Ekstra Bladet' said that it spoke to the Danish passengers by phone at the hospital and identified them as Emilie Joergensen and Andreas Rasch.
"We were thrown around. The seats were unfastened and we were squeezed between seats and bodies," Joergensen said. She said they had to climb over "hands and arms" to get out of the plane. "I think it was easy for us to get out because we sat in the back and were closest to the exit," Ms Joergensen said.
She said that they were on their way to Jomsom where they planned to go trekking.
"We jumped off the plane as we were close to exit. I do not remember what happened after then. When I regained consciousness, I was on a hospital bed," she added.
Thirteen Indian pilgrims were among 15 persons killed when the small plane with 21 people on board crashed in northern Nepal after hitting a hill top while attempting to land at the high-altitude Jomsom airport on Monday.
The Jomsom airport is a gateway to a popular destination for trekkers and for Hindu pilgrims on their way to the revered Muktinath temple. It is about 200 kilometres northwest of Kathmandu.