Nepal starts returning bodies of crash victims

Nepalese authorities on Tuesday began returning to families the bodies of victims of a flight that crashed Sunday.One body was found Tuesday, and two remain missing.

The aircraft was carrying 68 passengers, including 15 foreign nationals and four crew members.The foreigners included five Indians, four Russians, two South Koreans, and one each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France.Authorities began handing over bodies to relatives on Tuesday morning, but the bodies of foreigners and those unidentified will be sent to Kathmandu for further investigation, officials said.

Funerals for victims, many of whom were from the area, are expected to be carried out in Pokhara and nearby districts.