Kedarnath Helicopter Crash: Air Force Chopper’s Mid-Air Rescue Ends in Mishap
A helicopter being airlifted by an Air Force chopper crashed in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand. No injuries reported. Incident captured on camera.
Dramatic Kedarnath Helicopter Crash During Airlift by Indian Air Force Chopper: No Casualties Reported
On Saturday morning a drastic incident occurred in Uttarakhand where an IAF MI-17 chopper carrying a helicopter that had mechanically failed was unfortunately met with an accident in kedarnath. Taken in the video, the helicopter can be seen hanging in mid-air before it falls to the group as if it was going to crash. On the toasters side, we did not record any case of losses of lives or serious injuries.
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The chopper that crashed was owned by a private company and had been involved in an incidence in the early part of the year. On May 24 thr week before last, one had to make an emergency landing near Kedarnath due to a technical problem it had which came very close to catastrophe as the aircraft touched the ground just a couple of meters away from a helipad.
This was specifically done on saturday where the IAF was ferrying the damaged helicopter to the Gauchar landing strip for repairs. However, this led to a problem of balance as MI-17 was carrying the comparatively lighter helicopter and the changes in the air pressure. The IAF pilot realizing the possible casualties from it, planning to release the Helicopter near Tharu camp as there is no human settlement in that area.
The next source is from district tourism officer Rahul Chaubey he vouched for the information but said that there were no deaths that occurred in the accident. This he said as he assured the public rescue teams had been dispatched to survey the area.
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This incident has occurred at a time when there is an unprecedented rush of pilgrims to Kedarnath since the start of Char Dham Yatra on May 10. The recent accidents show difficulties in achieving safety of the pilgrims and the crew in the incredibly dangerous mountain conditions.
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