Four hurt in Navy chopper hard landing

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Four persons, including two pilots, suffered minor injuries,  after a Chetak helicopter of the Indian Navy, made a hard landing at Uran on Thursday morning, while on a routine training sortie off Mumbai. “Two pilots and two air crew members who were on board have minor injuries and are safe,” a Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that the helicopter prima facie appeared to have developed a technical snag, leading to the mishap.“There has been no damage to civil property. An inquiry will be ordered into the incident,” he said. The Navy has, meanwhile, ordered an inquiry into the incident.       

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