A tragic accident took place on Sunday morning in Gaurikund area of Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand. A helicopter of Aryan company crashed on Kedarnath route. All seven people on board the helicopter died, a 23-month-old girl is also among the dead. The captain also died in the accident. According to the information, a helicopter of Aryan company crashed in Gaurikund area on Sunday morning around 5.30 am. The helicopter fell in the forest above Gauri Mai Khark. Bad weather is being said to be the reason for the helicopter crash. The helicopter was going from Kedarnath Dham to Guptkashi.
Helicopter nodal officer Rahul Chaubey and district disaster management officer Nandan Singh Rajwar have confirmed the helicopter crash. Women of Nepali origin cutting grass above Gaurikund had reported the helicopter crash. Couple and 23-month-old girl died
According to the information, a couple and their 23-month-old girl are also among those who lost their lives in the tragic accident, the Jaiswal family is said to be from Maharashtra. While two people are also said to be local. Vinod Negi and Vikram Singh Rawat are included. Vikram Singh Rawat was an employee of BKTC. The deceased have been identified as Rajkumar Jaiswal, Shraddha Jaiswal, Kashi Jaiswal, Tusti Singh, Vinod Negi, Vikram Singh Rawat and Captain Rajiv. It is being told that the bodies of the victims of the accident were badly burnt. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed grief over the helicopter accident. He posted on X and wrote that very sad news has been received about the helicopter crash in Rudraprayag district. SDRF, local administration and other rescue teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations. I pray to Baba Kedar for the safety of all the passengers. Emergency landing of helicopter on highway
Earlier, on June 7, while taking off for Kedarnath from Badasu helipad in Kedarghati, the helicopter developed a technical fault and the pilot made an emergency landing on the Rudraprayag-Gaurikund highway. During this, the pilot suffered a back injury. All five passengers on board the helicopter were safe. The pilot was admitted to the hospital, where he was referred to a higher center after first aid. On June 7, at 1.02 pm, a helicopter of Crystal Company took off for Kedarnath from Badasu helipad with five passengers. The helicopter was barely able to rise two meters above the helipad when some technical fault occurred, sensing which the pilot made an emergency landing on the Rudraprayag-Gaurikund highway just below the helipad. Due to which the tail of the helicopter got damaged and fell on a car parked on the road. Also, the front portion of the shop was damaged after being hit by the helicopter’s wings. Fortunately, no vehicle or pedestrian was passing on the highway at that time.