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India helicopter crash kills six

Global Published 31 October 2026, 05:33 · archived 31 Oct 2026

DEHRADUN, (India): A helicopter carrying six people from a Hindu holy town crashed in the Indian Himalayas on Friday, killing everyone on board, officials said. Five passengers and one pilot were killed when the chopper came down near a valley in Joshimath during the flight from Badrinath in the northern state of Uttarakhand, according to state police. “Efforts are currently underway to transport the bodies from the inaccessible crash site to the nearest road,” police said in a statement. Authorities did not say what caused the crash. India’s weather department had predicted “widespread” rainf...

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