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.

As per police, all people onboard have died. The bodies of the deceased have been found but not yet recovered, said Chamoli Superintendent of Police Surjit Singh Panwar to PTI.

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. All of them were from Bengaluru.

Rescue work is currently underway.

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