Seven people have died in a helicopter crash in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials have said.
According to local media reports, the aircraft was flying from the state capital, Dehradun, to a popular pilgrimage site in the Himalayan mountains.
It is understood that rescue teams were immediately dispatched and a coordinated operation to retrieve the bodies has been carried out with local police.
The pilot and a two-year-old child were among those killed, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said, adding that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will investigate the crash.
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