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Six killed as helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand; all bodies recovered

Bengaluru/Dehradun, Oct 30 (UNI) Six people, including a pilot and five passengers from Karnataka, were killed when a civil helicopter operated by Trans Bharat Aviation crashed in the Hathi Parvat area of Uttarakhand on Friday afternoon. The mortal remains of all six victims have been recovered, the Karnataka government said.
The helicopter was flying from Badrinath to Dehradun when it crashed in the hilly terrain at around 2 pm.
According to the Uttarakhand State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC), the bodies have been shifted to Joshimath for post-mortem examination.
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