Device carried pilgrims and fell into the Indian Himalayas. Among the dead is a baby
Seven people, including a baby, died on Sunday in India when a helicopter carrying pilgrims fell into Indian Himalayas, authorities said.
The accident occurred three days after the fall of an Air India Boeing, which.
The helicopter pilot and the six pilgrims returned from Kedarnath’s time when the fall took place, a local authority told AFP agency.
The accident, which follows another similar in May, was caused by adverse weather conditions, according to another official source.
The Kedarnath Temple, dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva, is located at an altitude of 3,584 meters and is frequented by pilgrims from all over the country during the summer. Although accessible after several hours of walking of more than 22 kilometers at altitude, the temple has also been accessed by helicopter.
