Uttarakhand chopper crash: Mortal remains of all six victims recovered, sent to Rishikesh AIIMS
Officials said that after completing the necessary formalities, the mortal remains were sent to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, by helicopter
All six victims of the helicopter crash near Joshimath in Uttarakhand have been recovered and transported to AIIMS in Rishikesh on Monday morning, according to the Chamoli district administration. The crash occurred on Friday, October 30, when the aircraft was returning from the Badrinath shrine to Dehradun.
A team comprising the forest department, Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau officials, and DGCA personnel were dispatched to the remote crash site. The mortal remains were initially brought to the Community Health Centre in Joshimath by road and subsequently sent to AIIMS in Rishikesh via helicopter.
The search operation was conducted jointly by the Indian Army, ITBP, SDRF, NDRF, police, district administration, and the Forest Department in challenging conditions amidst the high-altitude hilly terrain. The district administration reported that the bodies of all six deceased, including five pilgrims from Karnataka and one pilot from Delhi, were recovered by rescue teams over a 24-hour period on foot due to the difficult mountain paths.
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