Top Military Chief Among 13 Dead in Indian Helicopter Crash

Top Military Chief Among 13 Dead in Indian Helicopter Crash
Firemen and rescue workers stand next to the debris of an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 8, 2021. AFP via Getty Images
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A military helicopter carrying 14 people went down in southern India, and only one person on board the aircraft survived, the Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed on Wednesday.

The dead included India’s military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and his wife, Madhulika Rawat, the air force said—adding that one officer, Group Capt. Varun Singh, survived the crash and is being treated in a military hospital in the state of Tamil Nadu.

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