Twenty-four hours after a Pawan Hans helicopter, with two pilots on board, crashed into the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast, Defence sources said the chances of their survival was “bleak” even as Navy and Coast Guard continued their search and rescue operation.
Captain E Samuel and TK Guha, were the only people onboard the ill-fated aircraft when it crashed at Mumbai High offshore oilfield of the ONGC on Wednesday evening, minutes after lift off for night landing practice. “The chances of survival of the two pilots onboard the Pawan Hans helicopter that crashed yesterday are bleak as nearly 24 hours have been passed and Navy and the CG are still searching for them,” Defence sources said.