An Army Cheetah helicopter on its way to pick up sick personnel of Border Security Force (BSF) crashed near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir's Gurez Sector on Friday, killing its pilot and injuring the co-pilot.
According to official sources, an army chopper reported crashed in Gujran Nallah at Tulail area of Gurez in north Kashmir's Bandipora district on Friday afternoon.
Initial reports said that an army chopper crashed in the Gujran Nallah area in Gurez valley following which a rescue operation has been immediately launched.
The injured co-pilot was rushed to a medical facility, sources said, adding that his condition was stated to be stable.
The two pilots belonged to Army Aviation Corps and were of the rank of Major.
The helicopter was about to land at a forward post near the LoC but "drifted away" because of the weather conditions, official sources said.
Reports said that it was an aviation chopper of the Army which crashed in Gurez of Bandipora in North Kashmir. A rescue party is rushing to the spot.
Quoting Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Gurez, the news agency said that the communication with the army chopper has been lost. "We are ascertaining the details,", the SDM said.
Reports said that after getting information about the incident, a team of local police was also rushed to the spot along with officers of the civil administration.
