Jammu Tawi, Aug 14 : The Submarine Rescue Unit of the Indian Navy has been engaged to trace missing pilots of August 3 Indian Helicopter crash into deep water of Ranjit Sagar Dam in Basholi area of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu based defence spokesman here said, “the search operations for Indian Army Pilots and helicopter which had crashed into the Ranjit Sagar Dam has intensified with Submarine Rescue Unit of Indian Navy being flown in to explore digitally locate wreckage at depth of approximately 80 – 100 meters.”
He said that the Indian Air Force has lifted the heavy equipment from Vishakhapatnam to Pathankot for speeding up the underwater search.
“Indian Army and all other agencies to include Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, NDRF, Ranjit Sagar Dam Authority, District Authorities including the locals are sparing no efforts for bringing the operations to a final conclusion,” said the spokesman. (UNI)
