KARACHI – A Pakistan’s Navy crew member embraced martyrdom on Friday after a helicopter crashed in the Arabian Sea.
The aircraft, PN Sea King, was on routine operation when it crashed, the Navy said in a statement.
Among seven people onboard, three survived and managed to escape the chopper after the crash. Three officials are still missing, for whom a rescue operation is still ongoing.
The martyred officer named SSG-N operator Akhtar Ali, who also took part in a bilateral exercise with Egyptian Special Forces in the past, was laid to rest with honour on Saturday.
Last month, a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) helicopter crash-landed at Peshawar’s Bacha Khan airport.
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Two of the four persons in the helicopter were injured in the incident.
