Helicopter makes emergency landing in J&K

December 30, 2012 13:24

A Pawan Hans helicopter, carrying six passengers, made an emergency landing at Katra in Jammu and Kashmir today following a technical fault, Pawan Hans sources said here today. There were six passengers and one pilot onboard. No one suffered majori injuries, they said.

A Pawan Hans official said the pilot detected the technical fault in the engine and made a "precautionary landing" at Katra. Katra is a small town situated in the foothills of the Trikuta Mountains where the holy shrine of Vaishno Devi is located.

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