Chamoli, Oct. 30 -- A helicopter carrying six people, including five passengers and a pilot, went missing while en route from Badrinath to Dehradun in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, with a search operation launched to trace the aircraft.

The helicopter, reportedly operated by a company named Charlie X-Ray, lost contact near Hathi Parvat (Hathi Pahad), close to Joshimath.

The district administration has deployed an aerial search team in another helicopter to locate the missing aircraft.

The incident comes amid adverse weather conditions in Uttarakhand, with rainfall and snowfall reported in several parts of the state.

Meanwhile, Kedarnath Dham witnessed the season's first heavy snowfall following continuous snowfall since Thursday (Oc...