Jun 15, 2025 03:00 PM IST

Seven individuals who had been travelling on the helicopter to the Kedarnath shrine had been died within the crash that came about early Sunday in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag.

Among the seven who died within the helicopter crash in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag on Sunday was a household from Maharashtra’s Yavatmal, by which a pair and their two-year-old daughter had been on the ill-fated chopper whereas their son reportedly survived the tragedy as he stayed again together with his grandfather.

NDRF and SDRF personnel on the spot after a helicopter crashed close to the Kedarnath shrine, in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, Sunday, June 15.(NDRF)

Seven individuals who had been travelling on the helicopter to the Kedarnath shrine had been died within the crash that came about early Sunday within the forests of Gaurikund in Rudraprayag amid poor visibility.

The family members from Yavatmal had been recognized as Rajkumar Jaiswal, a transport businessman, his spouse Shraddha, and their two-year-old daughter Kashi, information company PTI quoted former Wani MLA Vishvas Nandekar as saying.

Jaiswal alongside together with his relations had left from Wani in Yavatmal on June 12 to go to the Kedarnath temple.

The couple’s son, Vivaan, survived the tragedy as he had stayed again together with his grandfather in Maharashtra’s Pandharkawda and didn’t accompany the household on the journey, in response to a News18 report.

The pilot of he helicopter, Rajveer Singh Chauhan, and a member of the Badrinath-Uttarakhand temple belief, Vikram Singh Rawat, had been additionally killed moreover Uttar Pradesh’s Vinood Devi (66) and Tushti Singh (19).

What induced the helicopter crash?

According to Rudraprayag District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Rajwar, zero visibility attributable to unhealthy climate apparently led to the crash.

The Civil Aviation Ministry stated the accident shall be investigated by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).

Helicopter companies on the Chardham yatra route had been suspended for 2 days on Sunday within the wake of the crash of a chopper getting back from Kedarnath, Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami introduced.

“There were 5 passengers, one infant and one crew member on board. The helicopter took off from Guptakashi at 05:10 Hrs and Landed at Shri Kedarnath ji Helipad at 05:18 hrs. Helicopter took off again at 05:19 hrs for Guptkanshi and crashed near Gaurikund,” an official assertion stated.

The helicopter crash comes days after an Air India flight to London crashed shortly after takeoff in Ahmedabad, killing 241 of the 242 folks on board and several other others on the bottom.

Earlier, on May 8, a helicopter going to Gangotri Dham crashed in Uttarkashi district by which six folks had been killed.

On June 7, a helicopter going to Kedarnath needed to make an emergency touchdown on the street as a consequence of a technical fault quickly after take-off by which the pilot was injured however the 5 devotees on board had been rescued safely.