The pilot of an Indian Coast Guard helicopter has been declared dead, with two crew members still missing and one recovered after the helicopter crashed into the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast on the night of September 2-3. There were four people onboard; one crew member has been confirmed dead, another has been recovered, and a search operation is underway for the missing crew members.

“The ALH helicopter was launched at 11.00 pm on Monday to evacuate an injured crew member from the Motor Tanker Hari Leela, approximately 45 km off Porbandar. The helicopter had to make an emergency landing and ditched into the sea. One crew member was recovered, while the captain was declared dead,” a coast guard source said.