The only survivor of the Indian helicopter crash is still in the rescue with critical injuries

Source: CCTV news client

According to Indian media reports, in the air force helicopter crash that occurred in Tamil Nadu at noon local time on the 8th, Captain Warren Singh was the only survivor, and he was receiving treatment for serious burns at a military hospital in Wellington. It was reported that more than 85% of the burn area of the injured person was reported.

A helicopter crash at noon on the 8th killed Indian Defense Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat and his wife and 11 others. Rawat, 63, travelled in a Russian-made Mi-17V5 helicopter to the Defence Service Staff College in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, preparing to deliver a speech to teachers and students.

The helicopter crashed near its destination at around 12:20 p.m. The plane was just a 5-minute flight distance from the destination before the crash, and the helicopter was about 10 kilometers from the nearest main road at the time of the crash. Rescue officials said the fire at the crash site had severely deformed the body and that the identity of the dead had begun to be identified through DNA.

Rawat was appointed India's first Chief of Defence Staff in 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "General Bipin Rawat is an outstanding soldier. As a true patriot, he contributed greatly to the modernization of the military and security apparatus. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on social media: "His untimely death is an irreparable loss to the armed forces and the country. (Reporter Wang Jianbing)