Six people are feared dead following a helicopter crash in the Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, with preliminary local reporting pointing to adverse weather as the likely cause of the disaster.
The aircraft was traveling from Badrinath, a prominent mountainous pilgrimage site for Hindus, toward the city of Dehradun. According to reports from regional media, the flight was carrying five passengers alongside the pilot.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami stated that his office received official notification regarding a helicopter going down near a village situated in the Joshimath area. Writing in a public social media post, Dhami confirmed that a coordinated rescue mission was immediately launched at the site, involving local district administration personnel, specialized disaster management teams, and regional military troops.
Television broadcasts from the area indicated that emergency response units rushed to the wreckage location, where plumes of fire and smoke could be seen rising from the impact zone. Authorities continue to assess the situation as search and rescue operations proceed in the rugged terrain.
