Jammu, Oct 30 (IANS) A helicopter of the Indian Army crashed into the waters of Chenab river in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday afternoon, police said.
“The wreckage of the crashed chopper has been sighted, but there is no sign of its occupants,” a police officer who reached the spot told IANS over the phone from Assar - close to the accident site - about 150 km northeast of Jammu.
There was no immediate information on the occupants of the chopper.
The police officer said there were two choppers flying in the area. “One of them apparently developed a technical snag and crashed into the waters of Chenab,” he said. The second helicopter is still hovering in the area.
“We are going to launch rescue operations, and army teams also are on the way,” the officer said.
An army officer said about the incident: “We are finding out the details.”
Baglihar Dam on Chenab river.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) MI-17 helicopter crashed into the Chenab river in the Doda district on Friday, after it got caught into a cable fire of a bridge. The occupants of the chopper are not yet known.

The chopper was returning from the Nawapachi of Kishtawar district after supplying ammunition, food and arms for the troops there. The IAF regularly carries such duties to the area.

The chopper was hovering low over the water body when it got caught in a cable fire and crashed into the Baglihar hydro-electric power project at Tringel. The chopper went deep into the water, and the exact number of people on board is not known, although police officers said that at least one of them died.

There were two helicopters, as said by a police officer, and the second one was still hovering over the area when the first one crashed. Rescue teams were soon dispatched, and Pakistani troops are also on the way to assist with rescue efforts.