Naval helicopter makes emergency landing

June 16, 2020 11:24 pm | Updated 11:25 pm IST - KOCHI

A Naval helicopter that made an emergency landing in Kochi on Tuesday.

A Naval helicopter that made an emergency landing in Kochi on Tuesday.

A Chetak helicopter of the Navy that was airborne from the Naval Air Station Garuda here, developed a technical snag and made an emergency landing at St. Mary’s School premises, Chellanam, around noon on Tuesday.

The craft was on a routine sortie. Both the pilots on board were reported safe.

A team of Navy officials were despatched to the location to render assistance. The aircraft would be brought back to the naval base by road, the Navy said in a media release.

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