Rudraprayag, Oct 19 (PTI) After the post-mortem of all the seven people killed in a helicopter crash near Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath, arrangements are being made to send the bodies to their families, an official said here on Wednesday.
Rudraprayag District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh Parihar said the bodies were brought from the accident spot, after which the post-mortem was conducted.
Rudraprayag Deputy District Magistrate Arpana Dhoundiyal said all the dead bodies are being sent to their families from Rudraprayag.
Arrangements are being made to send the bodies to relatives by a helicopter, the officer said.
Dhoundiyal said on a request of relatives of two deceased girls from Gujarat, their bodies were sent to Haridwar by a helicopter while the rest five are being sent to Jollygrant Airport near Rishikesh, from where they will be sent to their kin.
Three bodies are being sent to Chennai while one body is being sent to Ahmedabad.
Aryan Aviation Company itself is making arrangements to send the body of helicopter pilot Anil Kumar, who died in the accident, to Mumbai, the official said. Meanwhile, a team of experts from the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) reached the accident spot to conduct a technical investigation into the mishap.
The helicopter of the private company, which was returning from Kedarnath temple to Guptkashi with pilgrims from Gujarat and Tamil Nadu crashed on Tuesday, killing seven people, including the pilot.
Prima facie, the reason for the accident is being told as poor visibility due to dense fog. After hitting the hill, the helicopter broke into pieces and caught fire.
The chopper — Bell 407 (VT-RPN) and operated by Aryan Aviation — burst into flames at 11.45 am at Dev Darshini in Garud Chatti, Rudraprayag District Disaster Management Officer Nandan Singh had said.
The dead were identified as Poorva Ramanuj (26), Kriti Brar (30) and Urvi Brar (25) from Gujarat, and Sujata (56), Prem Kumar and Kala (60) from Tamil Nadu. Pilot Anil Singh (57) hailed from Maharashtra.
The Uttarakhand government has ordered a magisterial inquiry. PTI DPT RCJ
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