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Everest Guides Accused of Bogus Rescue Scam

did:plc:kpkcscbf2zshv7shqgqn45wn April 3, 2026
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It's one of the more unusual insurance scams in a while—and it involves Mt. Everest. Nepali investigators say a network of guides, hospital staff, and rescue operators orchestrated fake evacuations and unnecessary hospitalizations of foreign climbers in a scheme worth as much as $20 million, reports NBC News . Nepal's...

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