New Delhi, June 15 -- A helicopter travelling from Dehradun to Kedarnath crashed after going missing in Gaurikund, Uttarakhand, on Sunday, an official said.

"The helicopter that went missing in Gaurikund has crashed," Uttarakhand Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Law and Order, Dr V Murugeshan told news agency ANI.

Official said there were six to seven people on board the helicopter.

Inspector General Garhwal Rajiv Swaroop said the helicopter that crashed had taken off for Gaurikund after taking devotees to Kedarnath. "The helicopter went missing between Trijuginarayan and Gaurikund," Dr V Murugeshan said.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed grief over the incident.

He posted on X, "Very sad news has be...