Dehradun: A helicopter carrying seven people – a child, five pilgrims and pilots – crashed near Garikund on Kedarnath road at around 5.40 am on Sunday, killing all the residents. Bell 407 Chopper, run by Aryan Aviation, caught fire after the accident, leaving the bodies.The aircraft accident bureau will lead the investigation into the accident, the second deadly air accident during this year’s Char Dham Yatra. On 8 May, six people died in an accident near Gangnani in Uttarkashi district.Officials said the helicopter, the registration number VT-BKA, had left from Kedarnath at 5.18 am and ran into dense clouds in the narrow Himalayan Valley. The Regional Meteorological Center on Sunday issued a yellow alert for heavy rains in 10 districts including Rudraprayag. Preliminary reports suggest that adverse weather may have played a role.
Pilot and resident of Jaipur Captain Rajveer Singh Chauhan died in an accident with Vikram Rawat, a Badri-Kedar temple committee member of Ukimath; Vinod Devi, 66, and Trishti Singh, both above both; Rajkumar Jaiswal, 41, a coal transporter from Maharashtra; His wife Shraddha Jaiswal, 35; And his two -year -old daughter, Kashi.SDRF and NDRF rescue teams reached the densely forest accident site, navigating thick fog and challenging areas. All seven bodies were recovered. District Disaster Management Officer NK Rajwar said, “It seems that the weather suddenly changed, causing a foggy situation, which lost its course, which caused an accident.”
