Siachen claims another life as a Cheetah chopper crashed in Northern Siachen Glacier. One person has been rescued and one perished in the accident.
The incident happened at Bhim post located at a height over 6,000 metres when the chopper missed the helipad.
Cheetah in the glacier carry out maintenance sorties taking the machine to its extreme limits in a rarefied atmosphere and high altitude.
The crash points to the cost armies on both side of the Saltoro ridge are paying to mark their territories on the highest battleground where not a single blade of grass does not grow.
(Also read Guts are pre-requisite to fly over Siachen )
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