Indian Defence Review

The crew overcame the problem faced by the Crew at the place was reduced visibility due to rain and difficulty in position keeping because of the moving mass of water underneath and skillfully maneuvered the aircraft to rescue the stranded people. Thereafter the aircraft took off in search of the second place where people were stranded. A small island was located about 8 miles west of Tezu town in between two raging rivers where around 20-30 people including old people, ladies and children were sighted. The helicopter descended into low hover as the ground below was marshy and water logged. A total of 32 survivors were pulled in from low hover in two subsequent sorties and were dropped at Tezu.