Everest Guides Accused of Bogus Rescue Scam
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April 3, 2026
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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