The Aryan Aviation chopper took off from the Kedarnath helipad around 5 am and went “missing” after authorities lost signal with it.
“There were seven people on board, including the pilot, five passengers and an infant,” district tourism officer Rahul Chaubey, who is also the nodal officer for chopper service in Rudraprayag, said. He did not comment on casualties.
This is the fifth chopper mishap on the Char Dham route in less than 40 days.
A helicopter carrying five pilgrims made a crash landing on the Guptkashi–Gaurikund highway near Barasu in Rudraprayag district on June 7. The incident occurred around 1 pm. There were no casualties. Only the pilot sustained minor injuries.
