A heart-wrenching incident has come to light in the Gaurikund area of Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand. A helicopter crashed on the Kedarnath route here on Sunday morning. Bad weather is being said to be the reason for the helicopter crash. Seven people have died in the accident. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has expressed grief over this accident. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami wrote on Twitter, “Very sad news of a helicopter crash has been received 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.” According to the information, this accident happened early Sunday morning. The helicopter that crashed belongs to Aryan Company. This accident happened in Gaurikund area.
The incident is said to have happened at 5.30 am. Bad weather is being said to be the reason for the helicopter crash. 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 reported the helicopter crash. According to information, seven people have died in the tragic accident. A couple and their 23-month-old child are also included, the Jaiswal family is said to be from Maharashtra.
Two people are local, Vinod Negi and Vikram Singh Rawat are included. Vikram Singh Rawat was an employee of BKTC. Names of the deceased Rajkumar Jaiswal Shraddha Jaiswal Kashi Jaiswal Tusti Singh Vinod Vikram Singh Captain Rajiv