nepal authorities, they dispute this video. why? reporter: john, before i get to that, i think it is important for our audience to know that cnn has corroborated this video based on a flight manifest. we ve looked on information on the yeti airlines and used geo-location. the nepal authorities, the spokesperson of civil aviation in authority said this is not from inside of the plane that crashed. but when we pressed further, he said he has no technical evidence that supports his claim. however, cnn has also spoken to aviation experts and they say this could be a crucial piece of evidence for the investigators who have about 45 days to submit their report to the nepal government. cnn has also spoken to the passenger friend from india and from the state he belonged to in
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