Kedarnath helicopter crash: Maharashtra couple, toddler die; son survives by staying again
Among the many seven who died within the helicopter crash in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag on Sunday was a household from Maharashtra’s Yavatmal, wherein a pair and their two-year-old daughter have been on the ill-fated chopper whereas their son reportedly survived the tragedy as he stayed again together with his grandfather.
Seven individuals who have been travelling on the helicopter to the Kedarnath shrine have been died within the crash that passed off early Sunday within the forests of Gaurikund in Rudraprayag amid poor visibility.
The family members from Yavatmal have been recognized as Rajkumar Jaiswal, a transport businessman, his spouse Shraddha, and their two-year-old daughter Kashi, information company PTI quoted former Wani MLA Vishvas Nandekar as saying.
Jaiswal alongside together with his members of the family had left from Wani in Yavatmal on June 12 to go to the Kedarnath temple.
The couple’s son, Vivaan, survived the tragedy as he had stayed again together with his grandfather in Maharashtra’s Pandharkawda and didn’t accompany the household on the journey, in keeping with a News18 report.
The pilot of he helicopter, Rajveer Singh Chauhan, and a member of the Badrinath-Uttarakhand temple belief, Vikram Singh Rawat, have been additionally killed moreover Uttar Pradesh’s Vinood Devi (66) and Tushti Singh (19).
What precipitated the helicopter crash?
In accordance with Rudraprayag District Catastrophe Administration Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar, zero visibility attributable to dangerous climate apparently led to the crash.
The Civil Aviation Ministry mentioned the accident shall be investigated by the Plane Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).
Helicopter companies on the Chardham yatra route have been suspended for 2 days on Sunday within the wake of the crash of a chopper getting back from Kedarnath, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami introduced.
“There have been 5 passengers, one toddler and one crew member on board. The helicopter took off from Guptakashi at 05:10 Hrs and Landed at Shri Kedarnath ji Helipad at 05:18 hrs. Helicopter took off once more at 05:19 hrs for Guptkanshi and crashed close to Gaurikund,” an official assertion mentioned.
The helicopter crash comes days after an Air India flight to London crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 individuals on board and several other others on the bottom.
Earlier, on Could 8, a helicopter going to Gangotri Dham crashed in Uttarkashi district wherein six individuals have been killed.
On June 7, a helicopter going to Kedarnath needed to make an emergency touchdown on the highway because of a technical fault quickly after take-off wherein the pilot was injured however the 5 devotees on board have been rescued safely.
