#Jammu: All seven on board the helicopter to Mata Vaishno Devi, including the pilot, were killed in the crash. Express PhotoSeven people, included six Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims and a female pilot, died when a Himalayan Heli helicopter crashed at Katra on Monday
afternoon.
The deceased, according to police, hailed from Jammu and Delhi. The pilot was also among the dead, it said, identifying her as chief pilot-Sunita Vijayn of Hyderabad. She was a trained pilot having carried out sorties to Amarnath shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas as well.
The other deceased include Aryanjeet Singh, Rakshita and Sachin of Delhi. Arjun, Mahesh War and Vandita of Gho Manasa near Jammu.
Contact details of the Vaishno Devi board are: +91-1991-232367, 232238, 234053, 232029
Pointing out that the crash took place at 1.03 pm, DIG for Udhampur-Reasi ranger, Surinder Gupta said that the victims were on way to the holy shrine for darshan.
After taking off from the helipad near Katra town, as the chopper gained altitude towards Sanjichat, it suddenly fell down on the ground behind Central office of the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. The cause of crash is being ascertained, he said.By ENS
After taking off from the helipad near Katra town, as the chopper gained altitude towards Sanjichat, it suddenly fell down on the ground behind Central office of the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. The cause of crash is being ascertained, he said.By ENS
Bureau Report
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