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A chopper en route to Kedarnath crashed near the Lincholi area in Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath right after takeoff on Tuesday, October 18. The Uttarakhand government informed that seven people,

including two pilots and five passengers, who were travelling onboard died in the crash. Following this, anguished by the helicopter crash in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath, Prime Minister

Narendra Modi said, "In this tragic hour, my thoughts are with the bereaved families." Expressing condolences to the families who lost their loved ones, President Droupadi Murmu

said, "The news of the death of six pilgrims including two pilots in the helicopter crash near Kedarnath Dham is extremely sad. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their

loved ones." Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttarkhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also expressed their condolences to the bereaved families.  After receiving information

regarding the crash of a private firm's chopper with six Kedarnath pilgrims onboard, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, “The incident of the crash of the helicopter carrying the

pilgrims in Kedarnath is extremely disheartening. I express my condolences to the families of all those who lost their lives in this accident. May God give them the strength to bear this

grief.” Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami also expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Kedarnath chopper crash. The Chief Minister also said that a detailed inquiry has

been ordered into this tragic helicopter crash incident. Taking to Twitter, Pushkar Singh Dhami said, “I received the sad news of some casualties in the unfortunate helicopter crash at

Garuda Chatti near Kedarnath. State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and district administration teams have reached the spot and relief & rescue work has been initiated. A detailed inquiry

has been ordered into this tragic incident.” On Tuesday, a private firm's chopper crashed near the Lincholi area in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath. According to Uttarakhand government

officials, seven people including two pilots and five passengers, who were travelling onboard died in the crash.  After getting the information regarding the crash, the police as well as

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams rushed to the crash site to carry out the search and rescue operation. The crash reportedly took place 2-2.5 km away from Kedarnath holy shrine. As

per the preliminary information, the helicopter-- Bell 407 belonging to private firm Aryan Aviation, carrying pilgrims from Phata, crashed due to a technical snag. The visuals coming from

the crash site show mountainous terrain and low-hanging clouds.