Mi 17 V5 helicopters of Indian Air Force evacuated a crashed aircraft of UT Air Pvt limited at 11500 feet at Kedarnath helipad on Saturday

Two Mi-17 V5 helicopters of Indian Air Force evacuated a crashed aircraft of UT Air Pvt limited at 11500 feet at Kedarnath helipad on Saturday. The helicopter was flown to Sahastradhara near Dehradun.

This private aircraft had crashed a few days back at an altitude of 11500 feet at the Kedarnath helipad.

It was not feasible to transport the wreckage to a lower region due to only foot track connectivity to Kedarnath.

The company requested IAF, through Uttarakhand Civil Administration, to render assistance in the evacuation of their downed aircraft before the closure of Kedarnath Shrine.

On the dawn of Saturday, two helicopters were pressed into action, with one of them tasked to provide logistical support and the other for extricating the downed civilian aircraft by carrying it underslung.

The IAF crew displayed deft handling. The aircraft was hooked below the helicopter and then skilfully flown back through the narrow valley, all the way to Sahastradhara near Dehradun.