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.
केदारनाथ में नदी में हेलिकाप्टर गिर गया है.. केदारनाथ में खराब हेलीकॉप्टर को एक अन्य हेलीकॉप्टर से ले जाया जा रहा था.#kedarnath #helicoptercrash pic.twitter.com/vfFjGaylGW
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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.
