Kishtwar
\nSharing details, Jammu-based defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand said around 11.15 am, an Army Aviation ALH Dhruv helicopter on an operational mission made a precautionary landing on the banks of Marua river in the Kishtwar region
\nA technician died while the pilot and co-pilot suffered injuries after an Army Aviation chopper crash landed on the banks of Marua river in Machna between Marwah and Dachhan area of Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said.
\nThe technician, who succumbed to his injuries at the Command Hospital in Udhampur, was identified as craftsman Pabballa Anil, 30, of Malkapur in Rajanna Sirchilla district of Telangana.
\nSharing details, Jammu-based defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand said, \u201cAt about 11.15 am, an Army Aviation ALH Dhruv helicopter on an operational mission made a precautionary landing on the banks of Marua river in the Kishtwar region.\u201d
\n\u201cAs per inputs, the pilots had reported a technical fault to the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) and proceeded for a precautionary landing. Due to the undulating ground, undergrowth and unprepared landing area, the helicopter apparently made a hard landing,\u201d he said.
\nImmediate rescue operations were launched and the army rescue teams reached the spot of the accident.
\n\u201cTwo pilots and a technician were on board. All three injured personnel were evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur where the technician Pabballa Anil succumbed to his injuries,\u201d he added.
\nA court of inquiry has been ordered and further details are being ascertained. Notably, the region has been witnessing heavy rainfall, snowfall and cloudy weather for the past two to three days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kishtwar Sharing details, Jammu-based defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand said around 11.15 am, an Army Aviation ALH Dhruv helicopter on an operational mission made a precautionary landing on the banks of Marua river in the Kishtwar region A technician died while the pilot and co-pilot suffered injuries after an Army Aviation chopper crash landed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-329647","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n