A helicopter crash at a Hindu pilgrimage site in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand killed seven people, including a child and the pilot, according to reports.
The helicopter carrying pilgrims from Kedarnath crashed near Rudraprayag’s Gaurikund early Sunday, the Indian Express reported, quoting officials. Officials said the dead included the pilot and pilgrims from the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh and western states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The bodies were badly burned in a fire that followed the crash, they said.
