Indian Army chopper crashes at Siachen; both pilots safe
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, May 13, IRNA -- An Army helicopter, on air maintenance operations, crashed this morning in the icy heights of Siachen glacier but both the pilots survived the accident and were being evacuated for treatment, army sources said.
The advanced light helicopter (ALH) "Dhruv", flown by two pilots of the Army Aviation Squadron, crashed in the northern glacier today morning, PTI quoted the sources as saying. They said one of the pilots had fallen into a crevasse on the glacier and was being moved to safety. The other pilot has suffered minor cuts.
"Both the pilots are safe and are being evacuated for further treatment," they said
The Dhruv ALH Mark III, of the Army Aviation Squadron, had taken off from Leh this morning for Siachen as part of air maintenance operations, the sources said.
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