Earlier this morning, seven people, including the pilot on board a helicopter were killed after the chopper crashed near the forested area of Gaurikund in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) said.
"I came here on June 12. The plane was passing from very close, so I thought of shooting a video to show to my friends. The plane went downwards, and I thought it was going to land as the airport was nearby. But when it went down, flames started shooting up, and saw that it had exploded. I w
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that helicopter services in the state will remain suspended for two days following a crash earlier in the day due to bad weather.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Sunday expressed grief over the death of a pilot from Jaipur and six other pilgrims in a helicopter crash near Kedarnath Dham, calling the incident "extremely sad" and praying for strength to the bereaved families.
The deceased have been identified as Captain Rajbir Singh Chauhan (39), resident of Jaipur, Vikram Rawat (47)-- a Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee representative and resident of Rasi, Vinod Devi (66), resident of Uttar Pradesh, Trishti Singh (19), resident of Uttar Pradesh, Rajkumar S
Furthermore, DGCA also stated that frequencies of helicopter operations to Char Dham would be reduced as a precautionary measure in light of the crash.
He said that life has to go on and people should not stop travelling. The aviation expert added that the flight involved in the AI 171 plane crash first came from Paris, and later its security check was done in Delhi. Goyal asserted that no pilot or cabin crew would sit in the flight if they
"Our family is completely devastated. We had never imagined that she would go away in this manner and never return... There was a lot of support from the government... As soon as the DNA match happened, we got a call from them saying that they would hand over my aunt's body"