At Least 3 Killed As Coast Guard Helicopter Crashes At Gujarat's Porbandar

Gujarat: A helicopter crash has occurred in Tujarath on Sunday, fearing multiple casualties. As per reports, the helicopter belongs to the Indian Coast Guard.

According to a report by India Today, at least three people have been killed during the incident. The tragedy happened at Porbandar Coast Guard Airport, during a training session.  The helicopter experienced technical difficulties, resulting in the crash. At least four people were on the board including two pilots.

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The helicopter crashed near the runway and caught fire, but the blaze was later extinguished. However,  the crew had suffered serious burning and injuries. While two of them were declared brought dead, one was alive when brought to the hospital and died there.

Three crew members killed as Indian Coast Guard helicopter crashes in Gujarat’s Porbandar,” a police official confirmed to news agency PTI. All three crew members died at the hospital, according to Kamala Baug police station’s inspector Rajesh Kanmiya.

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The incident follows the September helicopter crash into the Arabian Sea near Porbandar, which had also killed three crew members. The pilot and a diver’s bodies were recovered shortly after the incident, while the third crew member’s body was found over a month later.

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