Hyderabad: A selfie video recorded by a passenger has emerged after a helicopter crash killed all six people onboard in Uttarakhand.
The video shows 41-year-old Pratap Bachihalli Ningaraju smiling as the helicopter prepared to take off from Badrinath helipad. The helicopter was scheduled to fly to Dehradun.
The victims included Ningaraju and four other passengers: Arun Salunkhe, Sudhir K, HS Nataraj and Shankargowda VB. Pilot Himanshu Sabharwal also died in the crash.
All five passengers were from Bengaluru, while the pilot was a Delhi resident.
Helicopter Lost Contact Amid Snowfall
The helicopter was operated by M/S Trans Bharat Aviation Pvt Ltd. It took off around 1:14 pm amid snowfall.
Officials said the aircraft lost contact near the Hathi Parvat area. It crashed into a hillside near Chai village in Joshimath around 2:20 pm.
India’s aviation regulator has dispatched a team to Dehradun. The team will conduct a preliminary assessment of the accident.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed sorrow over the deaths. He offered condolences to the bereaved families.
Dhami also directed officials to conduct a detailed investigation into the accident.
Friday’s crash adds to a series of helicopter tragedies in Uttarakhand. The state has witnessed 13 helicopter crashes between 2016 and 2026.
At least 27 people died in six of these crashes. The remaining seven incidents were non-fatal.
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