Gilgit crash: Preparations for transporting bodies to respective countries under way

The preparations come two days after an army helicopter crashed in the Naltar area of Gilgit and left eight dead

RAWALPINDI: Preparations for sending the bodies of those deceased in the Gilgit helicopter crash to their respective countries were being made Monday, Express News reported.

The preparations came two days after an army helicopter crashed in the Naltar area of Gilgit and left eight dead.

Norwegian envoy Leif H Larsen, Philippines ambassador Domingo D Lucenario Jr, wives of Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors and two pilots were killed in the incident while Polish ambassador Andrzej Ananiczolish and Dutch ambassador Marcel de Vink sustained injuries.

Read: Norway, Philippines ambassadors among 8 killed in Gilgit helicopter crash

The Mi-17 helicopter crashed on a school, which officials said was closed at the time.

Top civil and military leadership arrived on Saturday at the Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi to receive the bodies of the crash victims.

Read: Civil military leadership receive bodies of Gilgit crash victims at Nur Khan airbase

Preparations were being made earlier this morning to transport the bodies to their respective countries following the completion of their DNA tests.