New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- A helicopter travelling from Badrinath to Dehradun crashed near Joshimath on Friday afternoon, confirmed Uttarakhand disaster management officials. The update came after the helicopter went missing.

One pilot and five passengers were on board. Six missing persons on board were Captain Himanshu and Prathapa, Arun, Shankar Gowda, Sudheer K and HS Natraja among passengers.

Rescue work is currently underway.

According to authorities in Chamoli district, teams have reached the crash site to conduct rescue operations.

It is not yet known if there were any casualties.

The helicopter was operated by Trans Bharat Aviation Pvt Ltd. It took off at approximately 13:14 hours and lost communication while flying over Joshimath...