Helicopter crashed into a river on a training flight. Student pilot Captain Shmer and instructor Major Zahid Bari missing, presumed dead due to the fast flow rate of the river. Update - student's body recovered some days later. Helicopter type confirmed from 26s in to this video
- Date
- May 23, 2012
- Make
- Schweizer
- Model
- S300C
- Location
- Chenab river near Wazirabad, on local flight out of Gujranwala
- Country
- Pakistan
- CivilMilitary
- Military
- Fatal
- 2
- Operator
- Pakistan-Army
- Link 1
- http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/23-May-2012/army-chopper-crashes-into-chenab-river
- Link 2
- http://www.paksoldiers.com/2012/05/23/pakistan-army-chopper-crashes-into-chenab-river/
- Link 3
- http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-111003-Capt-Ahmers-body-recovered-from-Chenab-River
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