Fake helicopter rescue scam exposed in Nepal – media

Tour guides on Himalayan treks reportedly defrauded several British and Australian insurance companies 

Several tour guides in Nepal ran a fake helicopter rescue racket to defraud insurance companies in Australia and the UK, the Kathmandu Post has reported. 

Investigations by the paper revealed that the guides first staged a medical emergency, called in a helicopter, and checked tourists into a hospital.

An insurance claim was then filed...