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The mortal remains of all six people who died in a helicopter crash near Joshimath in Uttarakhand were recovered and transported to AIIMS, Rishikesh, on November 1, 2026, after a search operation lasting over 24 hours. The helicopter, operated by Transbharat Aviation Pvt Ltd with registration VT-HCX, crashed on October 30 near Chai village while flying from Badrinath to Dehradun, killing the pilot, Captain Himanshu Sabharwal, and five passengers from Karnataka: Arun Salunke, H.S. Nataraj, Prathapa Bachihally Ningaraju, Sudheer K., and Shankar Gowda V.B.
Rescue teams from the Indian Army, ITBP, SDRF, NDRF, police, district administration, and Forest Department recovered the bodies on foot from difficult mountain terrain. The Civil Aviation Ministry dispatched a DGCA team to Dehradun for a preliminary assessment, and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered a probe into the crash.
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