Mountaineers Reaching AN -32 Crash Site To Look For Survivors
- Jun 12, 2019,
- Updated Jun 12, 2019, 1:43 AM IST
Guwahati, June 12, 2019:
Altogether 15 mountaineers with all equipment have been flown to the AN-32 aircraft crash site at Payum “to look for survivors and other things”.
A team of 15 mountaineers has been formed with nine from IAF Mountaineering team, four from Army and two civilians
Some have reached the crash site and some are trekking.
Also Read: Wreckage of Missing An 32 Aircraft Spotted, Rescue Teams Flying to Site Today
The Indian Air Force’s missing AN-32 aircraft has finally been located in Payum circle of Arunachal Pradesh. After eight days of extensive search-and-rescue operations in Arunachal Pradesh, the wreckage of the missing An-32 aircraft was spotted Tuesday at a remote location in high mountains, close to the China border.
The first image of Air Force’s An-32 crash site shows debris and charred trees indicating a big fire when the plane would have gone down.
The wreckage was found in Payum Circle of Siang district. It was spotted by a Mi-17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force, at a height of around 12,000 feet.
The Air Force says due to high elevation and dense forest, helicopters could not land next to the crash site. However, the nearest landing site has been identified and the rescue operation by helicopters will begin tomorrow early morning.
The plane was airborne from Jorhat in Assam to a remote military landing strip in Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh when it vanished from the radar around 1 pm on June 3.