General Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 others were killed in the accident
New Delhi:
Video footage of a helicopter flying near Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu and disappearing into the fog has emerged after India’s top general, Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat, was killed along with 12 others in an incident. Wednesday’s accident.
The video, posted by ANI news agency on Twitter and sourced from locals, appears to capture the final moments of the Indian Air Force Mi 17 V5 helicopter before it plunged into the mountains yesterday afternoon. . It shows helicopters flying into a fog.
The Air Force has not commented on the authenticity of the video, which also shows a group of people looking at the helicopter.
A change in the helicopter’s sound after it disappeared into the fog surprised onlookers.
In fact, the helicopter was completely unheard of as the eyewitnesses looked in its general direction. One seemed to ask: “What happened? Did it drop or crash?” Another voice replied, “Yes.”
General Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others were killed when the helicopter crashed en route to Wellington from Sulur Air Force Base in Coimbatore.
The sole survivor is Captain Varun Singh, who is being treated for severe burns at a military hospital in Wellington.
The helicopter took off at 11:48, is descending and will land in 10 minutes. It was reported missing at around 12:22 pm.
General Rawat visited the Defense Service Staff College (DSSC) to speak to students and faculty.
The helicopter crashed about 10 kilometers from the nearest main road, forcing emergency workers to move to the site of the accident.
AFP news agency quoted a witness as saying he had seen passengers fall from the helicopter before the plane crashed and one person had crawled out of the wreckage.
VR Air Force Chief of Police Chaudhary today visited the site of the plane crash as investigations begin into what caused the crash.
The black box or flight data recorder has been found.
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