<p>A Mi-17 air force helicopter carrying CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife Dr Madhulika Rawat and 12 others crashed in Tamil Nadu&rsquo;s Coonoor region, on Wednesday around noon.</p>
<p>The crash claimed lived of 13 of 14 passengers including CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife Dr Madhulika Rawat.</p>
<p>The chopper, which took off at 11:48 am, was descending and would have landed in 10 more minutes. It was reported missing at around 12:22 pm.</p>
<p>Locals of the area helped the search and rescue team in recovering the bodies.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In a video released by news agency ANI, final moments of the ill-fated chopper have been captured.</p>
<p><strong>Watch here:</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">#WATCH</a> | Final moments of Mi-17 chopper carrying CDS Bipin Rawat and 13 others before it crashed near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu yesterday<br /><br />(Video Source: Locals present near accident spot) <a href="https://t.co/jzdf0lGU5L">pic.twitter.com/jzdf0lGU5L</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1468799533337382914?ref_src=twsrc-Etfw">December 9, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>&nbsp;Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will today make a statement in both houses of Parliament on the helicopter crash.</p><p>
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The crash claimed lived of 13 of 14 passengers including CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife Dr Madhulika Rawat

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