Picture : Twitter/ ANI
In a rather tragic accident ,a helicopter ferrying pilgrims back from the Kedarnath temple crashed on Tuesday amid poor visibility, killing all seven people onboard.
The chopper burst into flames close to Garud Chatti and Jungle Chatti, killing six pilgrims and the pilot, Rudraprayag District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh said.
#WATCH | Uttarakhand: Despite the snowfall and bad weather, the operation by NDRF, SDRF and police officials is underway at the site of the helicopter crash in Phata of Kedarnath.
Seven people have died in the chopper crash. pic.twitter.com/j4WA8ClJTR
— ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2022
A senior civil aviation ministry official said the helicopter involved in the crash was operated by Aryan Aviation.
“According to the preliminary information, a Bell 407 helicopter VT-RPN crashed on the way from Kedarnath to Guptkashi, possibly due to bad weather,” a senior official of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami tweeted,
केदारनाथ के समीप गरुड़ चट्टी में दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण हेलीकॉप्टर क्रैश में कुछ लोगों के हताहत होने का अत्यंत दु:खद समाचार प्राप्त हुआ है। राहत और बचाव कार्य हेतु SDRF और जिला प्रशासन की टीम घटनास्थल पर पहुंच चुकी है। इस दु:खद घटना के विस्तृत जांच के आदेश दे दिए गए है।
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) October 18, 2022
