Joshimath: A helicopter, on its way from Badrinath to Dehradun, crashed near Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. Apart from the pilot, there were five passengers on board.
The helicopter, reportedly operated by a company named Charlie X-Ray, was reported missing near Hathi Parvat, prompting authorities to deploy two other choppers to locate it, as reported by The Times of India.
“At 14.21hrs, information was received from the SDM Joshimath regarding the crash landing of a helicopter above Chai village in the Joshimath area. In this regard, UCADA officials stated that the location of a Trans Bharat helicopter, which was flying from Badrinath to Sahastradhara, is showing near the Army Camp above Chayee village,” Sub-Inspector Manohar Kanyal, Joshimath Post told news agency ANI.
The aircraft crashed near Chayee village, close to Joshimath, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, adding that a joint rescue operation, involving the district administration, disaster management department, and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), was underway.
“We have received the unfortunate news of a helicopter crash near Chayee village, close to Joshimath. A joint rescue operation is being conducted by the district administration, disaster management department, and SDRF,” Dhami wrote in a post on X.
He was personally monitoring the situation and instructions had been issued to airlift the seriously injured to advanced medical facilities for treatment, he added.
