A helicopter has crashed near Joshimath in Chamoli district of India’s Uttarakhand state. Six people were on board, including the pilot. The helicopter was flying from Badrinath to Dehradun when it came down.
According to reports, the helicopter, operated by Charlie X-Ray, went missing near Hathi Parvat. The authorities then sent two more helicopters to search for it.
Manohar Kanyal, a sub-inspector at the Joshimath police outpost, told the news agency ANI that at 2:21 pm local time the Joshimath sub-divisional administration reported an emergency landing or crash of the helicopter in the area above Chai village.
Officials of the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) said the Trans Bharat helicopter, bound from Badrinath for Sahastradhara, had been located near an army camp above Chai village.
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the helicopter crashed beside Chai village near Joshimath. The district administration, the disaster management department and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are carrying out a joint rescue operation.
In a post on X, Dhami said he was monitoring the situation himself. He has also ordered that the seriously injured be taken to hospital quickly for advanced treatment.
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