Helicopter carrying Kedarnath pilgrims crashes, several feared dead

A helicopter carrying Kedarnath pilgrims from Phata crashed on Tuesday.

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Helicopter carrying pilgrims crashes in India, killing six

A helicopter carrying pilgrims to Kedarnath in India's Himalayan region crashed on Tuesday, killing all six on board, a police official said. Two pilots and four pilgrims died in the crash in the northern state of Uttarakhand, its police chief, Ashok Kumar, told Reuters by telephone, adding that a rescue team had been sent to the site.

Helicopter tourism increasing in Pathivara

Several airlines have been carrying pilgrims to Phungling Bazaar, the district headquarters of Taplejung, for the past three months.