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Uttarakhand helicopter crash: Mortal remains of all six victims recovered, sent to Rishikesh AIIMS
Joshimath chopper crash: Rescue teams recover all six bodies after a difficult operation in Uttarakhand and send them to AIIMS Rishikesh.
Six people who died in the Uttarakhand helicopter crash near Joshimath had their mortal remains recovered and sent to AIIMS, Rishikesh, on Sunday morning, according to the Chamoli district administration.
The helicopter had crashed on a hillside near Chai village in Joshimath while returning to Dehradun from the Badrinath shrine, the district administration said.
The mortal remains were brought to the Community Health Centre (CHC), Joshimath, by road and then sent to AIIMS, Rishikesh, by helicopter after completing necessary formalities.
Rescue teams from multiple agencies, including the Indian Army, ITBP, SDRF, NDRF, police, district administration, and the Forest Department, conducted the search operation in challenging, high-altitude terrain.
The district administration stated that the bodies of all six deceased were retrieved on foot along difficult mountain paths, with the operation continuing from Friday as teams worked through limited accessibility.
The operation began Friday after the crash, and it took over 24 hours to complete due to the terrain and remote location.