Still no trace of missing pilots in Kathua chopper crash

The fate of two Indian Army pilots — a lieutenant colonel and a captain — remained unclear on Wednesday, a day after their Rudra helicopter crashed into Ranjit Sagar Dam lake in Kathua district.

MARCOS commandos of Indian Navy were called in on Wednesday to intensify the searches in the deep waters of the Ranjit Sagar dam, around 30 kms from Pathankot.

MARCOS is a special-forces unit of the Indian Navy, usually called in for conducting special operations.

“Searches are on but there is no clue so far. Neither the wreckage nor the missing pilots have been traced as yet. The search operations were resumed on Wednesday morning.

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