Official Reveals Why Chopper, Being Airlifted By MI-17, Crashed In Kedarnath

The helicopter belonged to Crystal Aviation and crashed near the Mandakini River in Lincholi.

A defective helicopter being airlifted from Uttarakhand's Kedarnath to Gauchar by an Indian Air Force chopper crashed this morning. The helicopter, which belonged to Crystal Aviation, crashed near the Mandakini River in Lincholi.

The chopper had been lying in disuse since its emergency landing in Kedarnath on May 24 after developing a technical snag and was being taken to the Gauchar airstrip with the help of the MI-17 aircraft for repair. 

No one was injured in the accident, which was caught on camera, officials said.