Packed to The Rafters star Hugh Sheridan arrives in Nepal to help rescue his brother

THE Packed To The Rafters star has arrived in Nepal with a Channel 7 production entourage, including celebrity doctor Andrew Rochford.

Hugh Sheridan arrives in Nepal- pic Nathan Edwards

PACKED To The Rafters star Hugh Sheridan has arrived in Nepal with a Channel 7 production entourage, including celebrity doctor Andrew Rochford, to help rescue his brother.

Arriving at the Tribhuvan International Airport about 4pm local time, he was shepherded by a production assistant who ushered him in to two waiting 4WDs.

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Hugh Sheridan has travelled from the US to assist the Nepal rescue effort. Picture: Nathan Edwards

Celebrity Dr Andrew Rochford arrives with Hugh and a Channel 7 crew. Picture: Nathan Edwards

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After days of making public social media appeals for information on his missing brother Zachary, Sheridan told followers he would travel to Nepal to find his youngest sibling.

The Never Tear Us Apart actor was in the air flying to Kathmandu - ravaged by a 7.8 Richter scale earthquake - when news broke that his brother was safe in a village near the Everest base camp.

Sheridan, who described his journey to Nepal as “very long”, told The Daily Telegraph he was relieved about his news his brother was alive but wanted to reunite with him and take him home.

Hugh Sheridan with his brother Zachary, who was trekking near Everest when the earthquake struck. Picture: Facebook

Zachary went missing near Mt Everest over the weekend where fatal landslides have left dozens dead. Sheridan and his family had been in contact with Australian government officials and local fixers to help organise a helicopter to take the actor to the base of Mt Everest to begin the search for his brother.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal the Sheridan family, with the assistance of Channel 7, had been attempting to hire a helicopter so the actor could reunite with his brother.

Chaotic scenes at Kathmandu Airport, which Australian actor Hugh Sheridan has just walked into. Picture: Nathan Edwards

International travellers outside the airport are trying to find ways to get home. Picture: Nathan Edwards

Helicopters in Nepal are near impossible to hire as the government has commandeered them to run humanitarian missions since Saturday’s devastating quake.

It’s expected Zachary will be airlifted from the Everest Base town to Kathmandu in the coming days, as it is the only form of transport to reach the remote area in Nepal.

World Vision chief Tim Costello told The Daily Telegraph Mr Sheridan was an “ambassador” and had contacted them about his plans.

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Originally published as Packed to The Rafters star Hugh Sheridan arrives in Nepal to help rescue his brother