Chopper Crash Defective helicopter, airlifted from Uttarakhand's Kedarnath by MI-17 chopper, crashes
A defective helicopter, which was airlifted from Uttarakhand's Kedarnath by a MI-17 chopper, crashed from mid-air on Saturday morning, media reports said.
No one was injured. There was no passenger or luggage in the helicopter.
The helicopter, which was operated by a private company, fell after the towing rope snapped this morning.
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It crashed near the Mandakini River in Lincholi.
A rescue team was at the spot.
In May, the chopper had made an emergency landing near the helipad in Kedarnath due to technical faults.
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