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Army Helicopter Crashes In Arunachal Pradesh Killing One Pilot

ꦡ The two pilots on board were rushed to the nearest military hospital.

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ꩵA Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army crashed in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh near the boundary with China on Wednesday morning, killing one of the two pilots onboard, a defence spokesperson said.

🤡The incident happened around 10 am during a routine sortie in a forward area, defence spokesperson Col AS Walia said.

ඣThe two pilots on board were rushed to the nearest military hospital, he said.

⛦One of the pilots who was critically wounded succumbed to the injuries during treatment, he added.

🐈The other pilot is undergoing treatment, Col Walia said.

ꦑThe cause of the crash was not immediately known, he said.

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