Arunachal Pradesh CM's chopper found, 3 bodies recovered

The wreckage of the missing Pawan Hans helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others was found in Lobotang area near Jang waterfall in Tawang district on Wednesday morning.
According to sources the search parties have traced the crash site and located three bodies there. The bodies have not been identified yet.
However, there is no official confirmation of Khandu's death.
"The search party has sighted what appeared to be the site of the crashed chopper. The party also said that they have sighted three bodies. They have not reached the site yet,” Home Minister P Chidambaram said.
The chopper carrying Dorjee Khandu and four others went missing on Saturday and the last radio contact with the ground was about 20 minutes after take off as it flew over the Sela Pass along the Chinese border.
Khandu was accompanied by two of his personal aides and had taken off from Tawang at 9:56 am on Sunday and was suppose to land at Itanagar at 11:30 am. It was last sighted at Sela Pass, 20 minutes after taking off from Tawang.
04/05/11 Samay Live

To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline

Categories: Indian Aviation- In General May 2011, Safety May 2011