Toddler among 7 killed as Kedarnath chopper crashes amid bad weather | India News

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Toddler among 7 killed as Kedarnath chopper crashes amid bad weather (Photo: PTI)

DEHRADUN: A helicopter carrying seven folks – a toddler, 5 pilgrims and the pilot – crashed close to Gaurikund on Kedarnath route round 5.40 am Sunday, killing all occupants. The Bell 407 chopper, operated by Aryan Aviation, caught hearth after the crash, leaving the our bodies charred.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will lead the inquiry into the crash, the second deadly air accident throughout this 12 months’s Char Dham Yatra. On May 8, six folks died in a crash close to Gangnani in Uttarkashi district.The helicopter, bearing registration quantity VT-BKA, had taken off from Kedarnath at 5.18 am and certain bumped into dense clouds within the slim Himalayan valley, officers mentioned. The regional meteorological centre had issued a yellow alert for heavy rain in 10 districts, together with Rudraprayag, on Sunday. Preliminary experiences counsel hostile weather might have performed a job.

Captain Rajveer Singh Chauhan, the pilot and a resident of Jaipur, died within the crash together with Vikram Rawat, 45, a Badri-Kedar temple committee member from Ukhimath; Vinod Devi, 66, and Trishti Singh, 19, each from UP; Rajkumar Jaiswal, 41, a coal transporter from Maharashtra; his spouse Shraddha Jaiswal, 35; and their two-year-old daughter, Kashi.Rescue groups from SDRF and NDRF reached the densely forested crash web site, navigating thick fog and difficult terrain. All seven our bodies have been recovered. District catastrophe administration officer N Okay Rajwar mentioned, “It seems weather changed suddenly, creating foggy conditions that caused the chopper to lose its course, leading to the accident.”