Three bodies have been recovered during search and rescue operations for the Pawan Hans Dauphin N2 helicopter. The chopper went missing off Mumbai coast today morning with 7 people on board

MUMBAI: Three bodies have been recovered during search and rescue operations for the Pawan Hans Dauphin N2 helicopter which went missing off Mumbai coast on Saturday morning with 7 people on board. 

According to defence spokesperson, some objects, which could be parts of the helicopter have been recovered from the site. Whether it is parts of the wreckage is yet be confirmed. 

A Dornier aircraft and a ship were the first to be deployed for search and rescue.

The helicopter (VT PWA), with 2 Pawan Hans pilots and 5 passengers, all ONGC employees, took off at 10.14 am from Juhu airport. The helicopter had 3 hour and 10 minutes of fuel on-board. The last contact it established was around 10.30 am, with an air traffic control manned from an oil rig.