“No survivor…” Garhwal Commissioner as helicopter en route Kedarnath to Guptkashi crashed

Dehradun (Uttarakhand), June 15,2025 (ANI): Updating on the helicopter crash near Gaurikund in Uttarakhand, Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said that no passenger is likely to survive. At around 5:20 am, a helicopter, which was going from Shri Kedarnath Dham to Guptkashi, has been reported to have crashed near Gaurikund. There were six passengers, including the pilot (5 adults and 1 child). The passengers in the helicopter are from Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. In view of relief and rescue, NDRF and SDRF teams have been dispatched to the site of the incident: Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority. Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey said, “A helicopter of Aryan Company took off from Kedarnath around 5 am for Guptkashi. But it crashed on the way, near Gauri Kund. This place is a 7 km trekking route. NDRF and SDRF teams have been sent there... According to the information received from locals, there is no possibility of anyone surviving. There were six people in this helicopter, including the pilot Chauhan. One of the passengers was a child, and one was a DKTC employee.”