On Sunday (15th June) morning, a helicopter carrying 7 people on board crashed in the Gaurikund area in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.
The helicopter was carrying devotees from Kedarnath Dham to Guptkashi amid poor visibility and bad weather conditions. According to reports, 5 pilgrims have died in the incident.
On learning about the matter, teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were dispatched for rescue and relief operations
In a tweet, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami stated, “I pray to Baba Kedarnath for the safe recovery of all passengers.”
जनपद रुद्रप्रयाग में हेलीकॉप्टर के दुर्घटनाग्रस्त होने का अत्यंत दुःखद समाचार प्राप्त हुआ है। एसडीआरएफ, स्थानीय प्रशासन एवं अन्य रेस्क्यू दल राहत एवं बचाव कार्यों में जुटे हैं।
— Pushkar Singh Dhami (@pushkardhami) June 15, 2025
बाबा केदार से सभी यात्रियों के सकुशल होने की कामना करता हूँ।
The disturbing visuals of the crashed helicopter have now surfaced on social media.
The incident happened at around 5:20 AM today.
— Akash Sharma (@kaidensharmaa) June 15, 2025
The helicopter is operated by Aryan Aviation.
There were a total of six passengers on board, including the pilot (five adults and one child). Teams from SDRF have reached on the accident site.#Kedarnath #helicoptercrash https://t.co/PsSmjYuJU8 pic.twitter.com/FKJifiwP0t
According to journalist Rahul Shivshankar, this is the 5th case of a helicopter crash on the Char Dham route in the past six weeks.
