Army’s Advanced Light Helicopter makes emergency landing in poonch

The local villagers who arrived first on the scene wholeheartedly assisted the Army in management and evacuation of the injured. We salute them.

Poonch

A Advanced Light Helicopter with Army Commander Northern Command on board, has executed a forced landing on account of technical snag in general area of Poonch. Crew and passengers are safe.

Army Commander was visiting units in Poonch Sector, when the ALH developed a technical snag and crash landed.

All passengers and crew sustained injuries.  The injured were evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur. As per medical investigations, all have sustained blunt and superficial injuries but are stable.

The local villagers who arrived first on the scene wholeheartedly assisted the Army in management and evacuation of the injured. We salute them.