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The search for a missing Badrinath helicopter

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DevelopingNext check Oct 31: Confirmation of wreckage location, access by rescuers, and the condition and identities of the reported six occupants; clarification of the route and aircraft identity.

Where it stands

As of October 30, an aerial search is underway near Joshimath for the helicopter that went missing after leaving Badrinath with a reported five passengers and a pilot aboard. No wreckage has been located, and the occupants’ condition is unconfirmed; rain, clouds and poor visibility are complicating the search, which remains open.

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  1. Update 1Officials say helicopter crashed near Joshimath. Searchers have yet to find it

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    Officials say helicopter crashed near Joshimath. Searchers have yet to find it

    Officials describe a crash near Joshimath, but wreckage remains unlocated and the condition of a reported six people aboard is unknown as poor weather hampers the search.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Pushkar Singh DhamiIndian politician (born 1975)1 report

Organizations

  • State Disaster Response Force UttarakhandIndian specialized force1 report

Places

  • BadrinathBadrinath, UT, India1 report
  • JoshimathJoshimath, UT, India1 report

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Who reported what

8 points3 confirmed by two or more outlets5 from a single outlet0 disputed

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Number of people aboard the helicopterIndependently confirmed2
Reported crash locationIndependently confirmed2
Aerial search using another helicopterIndependently confirmed2

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