Six people, including the pilot, were killed when a Trans Bharat helicopter crashed near Uttarakhand’s Joshimath on Friday. The aircraft went down over Chai and Thaing villages while poor weather conditions prevailed in the area.
The helicopter was carrying five passengers and the pilot during a flight from Badrinath Dham to Sahastradhara in Dehradun. The deceased passengers have been identified as Pratap, Arun, Shankar Gowda, Sudhir K. and SS Nataraj. The pilot was identified as Himanshu.
Chamoli District Magistrate Gaurav Kumar said the Army informed the district administration about the accident. After receiving the information, the administration located the crash site and confirmed that none of the six people aboard had survived.
A joint rescue effort involving the district administration, the disaster management department and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) was launched after the crash. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said he was monitoring the situation and had directed officials to airlift seriously injured passengers to higher medical centres for treatment. He also expressed grief over the tragedy and prayed for the safe return of those on board.
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