Chopper crash into reservoir: Army ropes in underwater ROV to locate wreckage

The search operation for the crew of an Army helicopter which crashed into the reservoir of the Ranjit Sagar Dam, on the border of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, has been ramped up with an underwater remotely operated vehicle (ROV) having been inducted to help locate the wreckage.

The Army Aviation helicopter of a Pathankot-based squadron, with weapon systems integrated, had crashed into the reservoir Tuesday and there has been no official word on the fate of the crew who are now presumed to be dead. The search operations for the two pilots and passengers, if any, have not yielded much other than some scattered wreckage floating in the water along with helmets, a boot and two rucksacks.