Seven people died after the helicopter traveled from Kedarnath Dham to Guptkashi when he disappeared on Sunday in Gaurikund, Uttarakhand, the official said.
The disaster occurred on Sunday around 5:20. According to the information: “The helicopter took off from Guptakashi at 05:10 and landed in Shri Kedarnath Helpad at 05:18.
General Inspector Garhwal Rajiv Swaroop said that a helicopter operated by Aryan Aviation Guptkashi took off after a Gaurikund after taking the devotion to Kedarnath.
The Uttarakhand’s Civil Aviation Development Office (Call) He said, “Today, around 5:20, a helicopter was reported that left the Shri Kedarnath Dham to Guptkashi, crashed near Gaurikund.”
“The district police reported on the accident. The teams are on the way,” said the sources of the national strength of the reaction to disasters (NDRF).
Who was on board?
The NDR sources said there were seven people on board the helicopter. These included “Rajveer, pilot, Vikram Rawat, BKTC inhabitants, Rasi Ukhimath, Vinod, Trist Singh, Rajkumar, Sraddha and Rashi, girl at the age of 10.”
Officials told PTI that seven people were killed in the incident.
“This morning we received information that the helicopter operated by Aryan Aviation Guptkashi collapsed when returning from Kedarnath due to bad weather, which was on board five pilgrims, one child and one pilot.
Uttarakhand cm expresses grief
Uttarakhand The Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed his sorrow over the incident.
Published on X: “Very sad news were received about the helicopter accident in the RudraPrayag district.”
He said that the state strength of the reaction to disasters (SDRF), local administration and other rescue teams are involved in auxiliary and rescue operations.
“I pray to Baba Kedar for the safety of all passengers,” Dhami said.
The incident was reported about eight days after the helicopter bearing five devotees on the way to Kedarnath Dham performed an emergency landing on the national highway near Bharas in the RudraPrayag district in Uttarakhand.
The incident occurred on June 7.
According to officials, Chopper – AW119 operated by Kestrel Aviation Private Limited – a sudden technical error during take -off, led the pilot to make a hard but controlled landing on a nearby road.
“All five passengers on board were evacuated safely without injury. However, the pilot suffered minor back injuries during a hard landing and was transferred to a nearby hospital for medical assistance in his statement,” he said in his statement (DGCA).
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