21/06/2025
Faith Took Flight and Fell. 7 Lives didn't Return.
It was meant to be a journey of faith.
A flight through the sacred skies of Uttarakhand.
But just minutes after takeoff from Kedarnath, the helicopter vanished into the dense mountain fog near Gaurikund.
Onboard were seven people — pilgrims seeking blessings, a two-year-old child, and a seasoned pilot who had once served the nation.
They never made it.
By the time search teams reached the wreckage, it was too late.
No cries for help. No last messages. Just silence — broken only by the sound of rotors that would never spin again.
This wasn’t just an accident. It was a loss that rippled through families, across state lines, and into the very soul of a journey thousands undertake each year in devotion.
And now, as officials begin their investigations and flights are grounded, the hardest questions remain:
"Could this have been prevented? Were the skies safe enough that morning?"
We may never know what truly happened in those final seconds. But we can remember. We must remember.
As a team of storytellers, our animation is not just a reconstruction — it is a moment of reflection.
A visual attempt to honour those lives and that flight — not for attention, but for truth, empathy, and memory.
This is our small tribute — to the lost, the grieving, and the questions left behind.
A story of devotion, shattered mid-air. Of lives cut short, and a journey left unfinished.
To those seven lives — may the mountains cradle your silence with care.
To the families — may strength find you in the quiet hours.
And to the skies — may this never happen again without warning, without change.
🕯 Their flight ended, but their memory continues to rise.
