Ang Tshering Sherpa, along with six other people, died in a
helicopter crash while returning from
Pathibhara Devi Temple, Taplejung, Nepal, on 27 February 2019. According to the
Himalayan Times, hundreds of people viewed his last rites in
Kathmandu. As Tshering was a golfer,
Yeti Airlines organized an annual golf tournament named in his memory after his death. ==References==