Body Of Pilot Found 75 Days After Army Chopper Crashed Near Pathankot
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The 75-day long search by the Army and Navy concluded after the body was retrieved from the lake bed today.
The body of a pilot, who went missing after a helicopter crash near Punjab's Pathankot district on August 3, has been found today. Captain Jayant Joshi was the second pilot of the Army helicopter which crashed into Ranjit Sagar Dam.
The 75-day long search by the Army and Navy concluded after the body was retrieved from the lake bed today. Due to the vast expanse and depth of the dam, the search and rescue team was using state of the art multi beam sonar equipment to scan the lake and based on the inputs received, the remotely operated vehicle having robotic arm along with the professional divers were launched to search the area.
The body was detected at a depth of 65-70 meter during the search. After a local medical examination, it has now been sent to Military Hospital Pathankot for further examination.
This dam is situated in the Pathankot district in Punjab and the Basohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.
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