Army chopper crashes in Arunachal Pradesh, 2 bodies found; watch video

Army chopper crashes in Arunachal Pradesh, 2 bodies found; watch video

The crash happened 25 km from Tuting headquarters in the Upper Siang district.

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Friday, October 21, 2022, 08:02 PM IST

Itanagar: A military chopper crashed on Friday near Singging village, 25 kilometres away from the Tuting headquarters in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) crashed near Tuting area in Arunachal Pradesh's Upper Siang district today at around 10:40 am today, according to Defence PRO, Guwahati.

The Indian Army told ANI, "2 dead bodies have been recovered out of 3 that were seen. Efforts underway to recover the third body." Further details are awaited.

Earlier on October 5 this year, an Indian Army pilot lost his life in a Cheetah helicopter crash near Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh.

"The Cheetah helicopter flying in forward areas near Tawang crashed at around 10:00 AM during a routine sortie. Both the pilots were evacuated to the nearest Military Hospital," Army officials had said.

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