Kathua chopper crash: Search op for co-pilot, wreckage in full swing
The search and rescue operations for the missing co-pilot and ALH WSI MK II Rudra chopper, which crashed into Ranjit Sagar Dam on August 3, are going on in full swing, said officials.
“The defence forces are employing best of the equipment available in the country to locate the wreckage. Remotely operated underwater vehicles, hand-held navigation system with sonar, side scanner sonar with echo sensor and portable transducer, divers propulsion vehicle, multi-beam sonar and submarine rescue unit of navy have been pressed into service,” said defence spokesman Lt Col Devender Anand.
In addition, Special Forces commandos along with Marcos of the Indian Navy are carrying out continuous diving in the areas being identified through the technical means.
