Layyah: A helicopter carrying Punjab Rangers Chief Major General Muhammad Nawaz and other high ranking officials crashed in Indus river in Layyah district of Punjab, sources said on Wednesday.
The sources said that the chopper was on routine mission when it was crashed due to inclement weather .
They said that a colonel a captain and a crew member were on board . TV reports said that the helicopter took off form Dera Ghazi Khan and heading toward Multan when the control tower lost control with the chopper at 10.30 am local time. They said that incident took place in Kot Sultan police precincts.
Rangers officials said rescue teams have been sent to the area and they were trying to recover the crashed helicopter from the Indus river.They said that a helicopter has been sent to the site of the incident.
Moreover, Two MI-17 helicopters were also sent to the site for rescue operation.
Layyah: A helicopter carrying Punjab Rangers Chief Major General Muhammad Nawaz and other high ranking officials crashed in Indus river in Layyah district of Punjab, sources said on Wednesday.
The sources said that the chopper was on routine mission when it was crashed due to inclement weather .
They said that a colonel a captain and a crew member were on board . TV reports said that the helicopter took off form Dera Ghazi Khan and heading toward Multan when the control tower lost control with the chopper at 10.30 am local time. They said that incident took place in Kot Sultan police precincts.
Rangers officials said rescue teams have been sent to the area and they were trying to recover the crashed helicopter from the Indus river.They said that a helicopter has been sent to the site of the incident.
Moreover, Two MI-17 helicopters were also sent to the site for rescue operation.Media reports said that two bodies have been recovered by the divers but could not be identified.
The reports said that a son of DG Rangers Punjab, ADC Captain Muhammad Asif Nawaz was also travelling in the chopper. Some parts of the crashed helicopter were also recovered form the river.
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