Chamoli: SDRF and other rescue personnel carry a mortal remain as teams are deployed at the site, to recover the bodies of six people who died in a helicopter crash in Joshimath, and an intensive operation is underway to bring them back to the nearest road from the remote, mountainous spot, in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. A helicopter carrying six people on board, including the pilot, crashed into a hillside near Joshimath, about an hour after it took off from Badrinath on its way to Dehradun on Friday. (PTI Photo)

Uttarakhand helicopter crash: Mortal remains of six recovered

On Friday, the chopper had crashed on a hillside near Chai village in Joshimath while it was returning to Dehradun from the Badrinath shrine.

by · The Siasat Daily

Chamoli: The mortal remains of all six people who died in the helicopter crash near Joshimath in Uttarakhand were recovered and sent to AIIMS, Rishikesh, on the morning of Sunday, November 1, the Chamoli district administration said.

On Friday, the chopper had crashed on a hillside near Chai village in Joshimath while it was returning to Dehradun from the Badrinath shrine.

The mortal remains were brought to the Community Health Centre (CHC), Joshimath, by road. Officials said that after completing the necessary formalities, the mortal remains were sent to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, by helicopter.

The district administration said that teams of the Indian Army, ITBP, SDRF, NDRF, police, district administration and the Forest Department jointly conducted the search operation amidst challenging conditions in the inaccessible and high-altitude hilly area.

“The bodies of all six deceased were taken out by rescue teams on foot on difficult mountain paths,” mentions a statement issued by the district administration on Sunday.

The operation started on Friday after the chopper crashed but due to the difficult terrain and remote location, it took over 24 hours for teams to complete the operation.