A small two-seater trainer helicopter of Pakistan Army’s aviation wing crashed into Chenab River near Wazirabad on Wednesday while flying over the waterway, officials said. Military officials said army teams reached the scene to search for the helicopter after it lost communication with the airbase. The chopper was recovered from the river later in the day, but the pilot and trainee onboard were still missing, a private TV channel reported. “It was a two-seater helicopter which is generally used for technical purposes,” an official told the media. The rescue teams and police also rushed to the spot while three army choppers also took part in the search operation, officials said, adding that divers from Mangla were also called in to search for the wreckage of ill-fated chopper.
