An Indian Army officer was killed and another was injured when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed on the Siachen Glacier on Wednesday.
According to reports, the accident occurred at around 11:45 am on Wednesday during a regular routine maintenance sortie.
The Cheetah Helicopter crashed minutes after it took off after unloading the supplies at Northern Glacier’s Bheem post, an Army official said.
The injured pilot was rushed to an army military hospital for treatment.
-via India Blooms.
ERRORS CORRECTION IN LAST POST
MUST HAVE EITHER ENTERED SOME CLOUDS WHILE FLYING CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS OR THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME TECH PROBLEM. OTHERWISE THE AREA IS QUITE SAFE FOR FLYING IN CLEAR WEATHER & IT IS A BEAUTIFUL AREA. HOWEVER SAD NEWS FOR THE FAMILY OF THE DECEASED.