Helicopter crash: The burning body in the misty Western Ghats makes people incredibly numb

2021-12-14 23:52:40 By : Mr. Kent Gong

A bang and a whistling of "something" coming from nowhere are the first signs of a serious problem. In the peaceful Western Ghats village of Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, the humble tea plantation workers were quickly overwhelmed by an ominous premonition. Soon, when they saw the terrible bright flames emerging from the foggy woods amidst the clinking of metal objects, they couldn't believe it in their humble hillside colony. Although it was past one noon, the mountains on Wednesday were still shrouded in mist. Although the workers and their families could not understand what was going on, they and some locals were the first to arrive at the scene. Air Force helicopters, General Bipin Lavat, Minister of Defense, his wife and 11 others were on board and crashed. . However, they could not get close because the fire raged and destroyed everything in the surrounding woods. The accident occurred in a forest area, close to tea plantations, mountains and valleys.

Witnesses said that they heard a "rumbling" sound, followed by a "object clinking", and the fire lasted for more than half an hour, destroying the helicopter, killing the passengers on board, and burning large trees to ashes. “The helicopter crashed in a forested area, very close to the tea plantation. The main maneuvering route to the area can only be through the tea plantation. What happened immediately after the crash was seen by locals and workers,” a senior person said. Chennai’s state police officer told PTI that preliminary comments were cited. "The defense authorities can learn about the crash," he added. In the end, when some people managed to get closer, they couldn't believe what they saw. When they found a "burning thing", they initially thought it might be a branch. They slowly approached, and the stench of the still burning flesh made them realize what it was; the "burning and burning" corpse was taken by a man by a tree. The heavy branches of the big tree that fell in the impact of the crash were crushed to death.

When they saw another partially burnt body near the bushes, apparently a young soldier, they learned the seriousness of the situation. Only some fragments of the olive green uniform remained on his upper body, and he was just lying flat on the ground, lifeless. Another soldier, who was apparently severely burned, was lying prone and apparently dead. However, people do not know the identity of the victim. According to locals, some passengers on the helicopter may have been thrown out due to the impact of the crash. They said this was "because the helicopter's rotor had low visibility during the ascent and hit a big tree." People in the Nilgiris area have become accustomed to human-animal conflicts and wild animals breaking into villages to destroy crops and even kill people. The scene of burning corpses, the stench of the flesh and the scene of a helicopter crash, they have not seen for many years, and they are also unforgettable.

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