Rescuers recovered the bodies of all 22 soldiers aboard a military helicopter that crashed in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, officials said Thursday, confirming there were no survivors as senior government and military leaders attended a mass funeral for the victims.
The helicopter crashed Wednesday in Muzaffarabad, the regional capital, apparently because of a technical fault, according to Pakistan's military. An investigation is underway to determine the exact cause.
An Associated Press reporter counted 22 coffins draped in Pakistan's national flag at a funeral ceremony.
Witnesses and regional officials said the remains of the soldiers were recovered from the badly burned wreckage.
The dead included a colonel and two army majors, according to two security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
