IAF chopper crashes in Siachen glacier

The Army and IAF launch a search to locate the pilots of the helicopter, which crashed at around 7 am.

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in the main Siachen glacier on Wednesday morning and two pilots were reported missing.

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The chopper took off from the base camp situated at an altitude of 16,400 feet and crashed at around 7 am in the central Siachen glacier, according to IAF sources in the Capital.

The Army and IAF have launched a search operation to locate the missing pilots, they said.