Key facts
- Six people, including five pilgrims, were on board the helicopter.
- The helicopter crashed near Joshimath in Uttarakhand, India.
- Bad weather was suspected to be the cause of the crash.
A helicopter carrying six people, including five pilgrims, crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Friday. The aircraft was flying from Badrinath, a pilgrimage destination, to Dehradun when it crashed near a village in the Joshimath area. Bad weather was suspected to be the cause of the incident. A joint rescue operation involving the district administration, disaster management teams, and troops was underway.