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	His uncle is [[Akhilesh Pratap Singh]], a politician who represented [[Rudrapur (Assembly constituency)\|Rudrapur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] for five years until 2017. He also serves as spokesman for the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />		His uncle is [[Akhilesh Pratap Singh]], a politician who represented [[Rudrapur (Assembly constituency)\|Rudrapur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] for five years until 2017. He also serves as spokesman for the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

			==Death==
			{{Main\|2021 Indian Air Force Mi-17 crash}}
			On 8 December 2021, Varun along with [[Bipin Rawat]], his wife and members of his staff were amongst 10 passengers and 4 crew members aboard an [[Indian Air Force]] [[Mil Mi-17]] helicopter flight en route from the [[Sulur Air Force Base\|Sulur Airforce base]] to the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), Wellington, where Rawat was to deliver a lecture.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Desk\|first=The Hindu Net\|date=8 December 2021\|title=Indian Air Force helicopter crash live {{!}} Gen. Bipin Rawat, wife and 11 others dead\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/live-updates-air-force-helicopter-with-cds-bipin-rawat-others-on-board-crashes-in-coonoor-tamil-nadu/article37894521.ece\|access-date=8 December 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> At around 12:10 p.m. local time, the aircraft crashed near a residential colony of private tea estate employees on the outskirts of the hamlet of Nanjappachatiram, [[Bandishola]] panchayat, in the Katteri-Nanchappanchathram area of [[Coonoor]] taluk, [[Nilgiris district]].<ref name="TNIE_chopper_crash">{{cite news \|last1=M. \|first1=Saravanan\|last2=Sundar\|first2=P. S. \|date=8 December 2021 \|title=First Chief of Defence Bipin Rawat, 12 others killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/dec/08/first-chief-of-defence-bipin-rawat-12-others-killed-in-chopper-crash-in-tamil-nadus-coonoor-2393293.html \|work=The New Indian Express \|location= \|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="TNIE_Coonoor">{{cite news \|last=M. \|first=Saravanan\|date=8 December 2021 \|title=Coonoor helicopter mishap: 'One of the injured men asked for water', recount eyewitnesses \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/dec/08/coonoor-helicopter-mishap-one-of-the-injured-men-asked-for-water-recount-eyewitnesses-2393307.html\|work=The New Indian Express \|location= \|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="Sulur_tragedy">{{cite news \|last=Saravanan \|first=M.\|date=9 December 2021 \|title=Sulur chopper tragedy: 'Never seen anything this tragic', say Coonoor fire and rescue personnel \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/dec/08/sulur-chopper-tragedy-never-seen-anything-this-tragic-say-coonoor-fire-and-rescue-personnel-2393297.html\|work=The New Indian Express \|location= \|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> The crash site was 10 km from the flight's intended destination.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Madhav\|first=Pramod \|date=8 December 2021\|title=CDS General Bipin Rawat's chopper crashes in Tamil Nadu\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/army-chopper-crash-tamil-nadu-coonoor-1885464-2021-12-08\|access-date=2021-12-09\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> He was first treated at the military hospital in Wellington and then he airlifted to the Bengaluru Command Hospital where he was put on life support system. He died on December 15, 2021 during treatment at the Command Hospital in Bengaluru.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	== References ==		== References ==
	~~[[Category:Sole survivors]]~~		<references />
	~~[[Category:Indian Air Force personnel]]~~
	<references />{{Indian Air Force}}		{{Indian Air Force}}
	[[Category:People from Deoria district]]		[[Category:People from Deoria district]]
	[[Category:1982 births]]		[[Category:1982 births]]
	[[Category:~~Living people~~]]		[[Category:Indian Air Force personnel]]
			[[Category:2021 deaths]]
			[[Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2021]]
			[[Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in India]]
			[[Category:Victims of helicopter accidents or incidents]]

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	\| birth_date = 1982		\| birth_date = 1982
	\| birth_place = Kanholi, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]		\| birth_place = Kanholi, [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
			\| death_date = {{Death date\|2021\|12\|15}}
			\| death_place = Command Hospital Air Force Bangalore
	\| allegiance = {{flag\|India\|23px}}		\| allegiance = {{flag\|India\|23px}}
	\| branch = {{air force\|India\|23px}}		\| branch = {{air force\|India\|23px}}
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	{{Distinguish\|Varun Singh Bhati}}[[Group captain (India)\|Group Captain]] '''Varun Singh''' [[Shaurya Chakra\|SC]] was an [[Indian Air Force]] [[Group captain (India)\|group captain~~]] and pilot who was the sole survivor of the [[2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash~~]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bipin Rawat No More: Group Captain Varun Singh Only Survivor In the Chopper Crash{{!}}India Today\|url=https://oaklandnewsnow.com/cds-bipin-rawat-no-more-group-captain-varun-singh-only-survivor-in-the-chopper-crash-india-today/\|url-status=live\|website=Oakland News Now}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=India defence boss, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/india-helicopter-crash-defence-chief-bipin-rawat-on-board\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-08\|website=[[Al Jazeera]]\|language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the staff of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), and was a passenger accompanying the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)\|Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces]], [[General (India)\|General]] [[Bipin Rawat]], who was enroute to make a speech to military students and staff at the DSSC, when the [[Mil Mi-17\|Mil Mi-17V-5]] they were onboard crashed.<ref>{{cite news \|first=M. \|last=Saravanan\|last2=Sundar\|first2=P. S. \|date=8 December 2021 \|title=First Chief of Defence Bipin Rawat, 12 others killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/dec/08/first-chief-of-defence-bipin-rawat-12-others-killed-in-chopper-crash-in-tamil-nadus-coonoor-2393293.html \|work=[[The New Indian Express]] \|location= \|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>		{{Distinguish\|Varun Singh Bhati}}[[Group captain (India)\|Group Captain]] '''Varun Singh''' [[Shaurya Chakra\|SC]] was an [[Indian Air Force]] [[Group captain (India)\|group captain]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bipin Rawat No More: Group Captain Varun Singh Only Survivor In the Chopper Crash{{!}}India Today\|url=https://oaklandnewsnow.com/cds-bipin-rawat-no-more-group-captain-varun-singh-only-survivor-in-the-chopper-crash-india-today/\|url-status=live\|website=Oakland News Now}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=India defence boss, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/india-helicopter-crash-defence-chief-bipin-rawat-on-board\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-08\|website=[[Al Jazeera]]\|language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the staff of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), and was a passenger accompanying the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)\|Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces]], [[General (India)\|General]] [[Bipin Rawat]], who was enroute to make a speech to military students and staff at the DSSC, when the [[Mil Mi-17\|Mil Mi-17V-5]] they were onboard crashed.<ref>{{cite news \|first=M. \|last=Saravanan\|last2=Sundar\|first2=P. S. \|date=8 December 2021 \|title=First Chief of Defence Bipin Rawat, 12 others killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/dec/08/first-chief-of-defence-bipin-rawat-12-others-killed-in-chopper-crash-in-tamil-nadus-coonoor-2393293.html \|work=[[The New Indian Express]] \|location= \|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

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	{{Distinguish\|Varun Singh Bhati}}[[Group captain (India)\|Group Captain]] '''Varun Singh''' [[Shaurya Chakra\|SC]] is an [[Indian Air Force]] [[Group captain (India)\|group captain]] and pilot who is the sole survivor of the [[2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bipin Rawat No More: Group Captain Varun Singh Only Survivor In the Chopper Crash{{!}}India Today\|url=https://oaklandnewsnow.com/cds-bipin-rawat-no-more-group-captain-varun-singh-only-survivor-in-the-chopper-crash-india-today/\|url-status=live\|website=Oakland News Now}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=India defence boss, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/india-helicopter-crash-defence-chief-bipin-rawat-on-board\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-08\|website=[[Al Jazeera]]\|language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the staff of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), and was a passenger accompanying the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)\|Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces]], [[General (India)\|General]] [[Bipin Rawat]], who was enroute to make a speech to military students and staff at the DSSC, when the [[Mil Mi-17\|Mil Mi-17V-5]] they were onboard crashed.<ref>{{cite news \|first=M. \|last=Saravanan\|last2=Sundar\|first2=P. S. \|date=8 December 2021 \|title=First Chief of Defence Bipin Rawat, 12 others killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/dec/08/first-chief-of-defence-bipin-rawat-12-others-killed-in-chopper-crash-in-tamil-nadus-coonoor-2393293.html \|work=[[The New Indian Express]] \|location= \|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>		{{Distinguish\|Varun Singh Bhati}}[[Group captain (India)\|Group Captain]] '''Varun Singh''' [[Shaurya Chakra\|SC]] was an [[Indian Air Force]] [[Group captain (India)\|group captain]] and pilot who was the sole survivor of the [[2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Bipin Rawat No More: Group Captain Varun Singh Only Survivor In the Chopper Crash{{!}}India Today\|url=https://oaklandnewsnow.com/cds-bipin-rawat-no-more-group-captain-varun-singh-only-survivor-in-the-chopper-crash-india-today/\|url-status=live\|website=Oakland News Now}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=India defence boss, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash\|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/india-helicopter-crash-defence-chief-bipin-rawat-on-board\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-08\|website=[[Al Jazeera]]\|language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the staff of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), and was a passenger accompanying the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)\|Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces]], [[General (India)\|General]] [[Bipin Rawat]], who was enroute to make a speech to military students and staff at the DSSC, when the [[Mil Mi-17\|Mil Mi-17V-5]] they were onboard crashed.<ref>{{cite news \|first=M. \|last=Saravanan\|last2=Sundar\|first2=P. S. \|date=8 December 2021 \|title=First Chief of Defence Bipin Rawat, 12 others killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/dec/08/first-chief-of-defence-bipin-rawat-12-others-killed-in-chopper-crash-in-tamil-nadus-coonoor-2393293.html \|work=[[The New Indian Express]] \|location= \|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>

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	Singh is 39 years old and is married with two children.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|date=2021-12-09\|title=‘We are hoping he will bounce back’: Father of lone survivor of Coonoor chopper crash\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/varun-singh-coonor-aircraft-crash-7664757/\|access-date=2021-12-09\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>		Singh was 39 years old and was married with two children.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|date=2021-12-09\|title=‘We are hoping he will bounce back’: Father of lone survivor of Coonoor chopper crash\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/varun-singh-coonor-aircraft-crash-7664757/\|access-date=2021-12-09\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref>

	His father, KP Singh, is a retired colonel of the [[Army Air Defence (India)\|Army Air Defence]] living in [[Bhopal]].<ref name=":4" /> Varun Singh's brother, Tanuj, is a Lieutenant Commander in the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-12-09\|title=Chopper crash: Lone survivor group captain Varun Singh being shifted to Bengaluru hospital\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chopper-crash-lone-survivor-group-captain-varun-singh-being-shifted-to-bengaluru-hospital-101639041455763.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-09\|website=[[Hindustan Times]]\|language=en}}</ref>		His father, KP Singh, is a retired colonel of the [[Army Air Defence (India)\|Army Air Defence]] living in [[Bhopal]].<ref name=":4" /> Varun Singh's brother, Tanuj, is a Lieutenant Commander in the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-12-09\|title=Chopper crash: Lone survivor group captain Varun Singh being shifted to Bengaluru hospital\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chopper-crash-lone-survivor-group-captain-varun-singh-being-shifted-to-bengaluru-hospital-101639041455763.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=2021-12-09\|website=[[Hindustan Times]]\|language=en}}</ref>

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[[Group captain (India)|Group Captain]] '''Varun Singh''' is an [[Indian Air Force]] [[Group captain (India)|group captain]] and pilot who is the sole survivor of the [[2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bipin Rawat No More: Group Captain Varun Singh Only Survivor In the Chopper Crash{{!}}India Today|url=https://oaklandnewsnow.com/cds-bipin-rawat-no-more-group-captain-varun-singh-only-survivor-in-the-chopper-crash-india-today/|url-status=live|website=Oakland News Now}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India defence boss, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/8/india-helicopter-crash-defence-chief-bipin-rawat-on-board|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[Al Jazeera]]|language=en}}</ref> He is a member of the staff of the [[Defence Services Staff College]] (DSSC), and was a passenger accompanying the [[Chief of Defence Staff (India)|Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces]], [[General (India)|General]] [[Bipin Rawat]], who was enroute to make a speech to military students and staff at the DSSC, when the [[Mil Mi-17|Mil Mi-17V-5]] they were onboard crashed.<ref>{{cite news |first=M. |last=Saravanan|last2=Sundar|first2=P. S. |date=8 December 2021 |title=First Chief of Defence Bipin Rawat, 12 others killed in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/dec/08/first-chief-of-defence-bipin-rawat-12-others-killed-in-chopper-crash-in-tamil-nadus-coonoor-2393293.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |location= |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Singh was born in 1982 in Kanholi, in the [[Deoria district]] of Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who is Varun Singh Lone Survivor Of IAF Chopper Crash That Killed CDS Bipin Rawat|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-who-is-varun-singh-lone-survivor-of-iaf-chopper-crash-that-killed-gen-bipin-rawat/404385|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[outlookindia]]|language=en}}</ref> He has stated that as a child he considered himself to be a "very average" and "mediocre" student, but he " had a passion for airplanes and aviation." He served as the representative for his school in the [[Aeronautical Society of India]] Quiz twice.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=You may be mediocre in school, but it's not what decide your future: Survivor of chopper crash|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/web-exclusive/you-may-be-mediocre-in-school-but-it-s-not-what-decide-your-future-survivor-of-chopper-crash-coonoor-group-captain-varun-singh-sc-1.6254452|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[Mathrubhumi]]|language=en}}</ref>

He first studied in [[Odisha]] before he applied for the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]]; passing the exams on his first try.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-09|title=Coonoor Chopper Crash: Captain Varun Singh's Village in UP Continues to Pray For Him|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/coonoor-chopper-crash-captain-varun-singhs-village-in-up-continues-to-pray-for-him-4538090.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[CNN-News18]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4" />

== Career ==
Singh joined the army in 2004, and was promoted to the rank of Wing Commander in 2017. He achieved the rank of [[group captain]] in 2021.

=== Gaganyaan space program ===
Singh became one of the top twelve initial choices for the [[Gaganyaan]] crew module, but was unable to attend due to medical issues.<ref>{{Cite web|title="It's OK To Be Mediocre": Officer Who Survived Crash Wrote To His School|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/gen-bipin-rawat-chopper-crash-group-captain-varun-singh-its-ok-to-be-mediocre-officer-who-survived-crash-wrote-to-his-school-2644652|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dec 9|first=Arvind Chauhan / TNN /|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=20:26|title=East Uttar Pradesh village soars high on hope for its fighter's safety|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/east-uttar-pradesh-village-soars-high-on-hope-for-its-fighters-safety/articleshow/88191655.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> In September 2021 Singh commented that "In 2019 I was in the first list of 12 candidates for ISRO's Gaganyaan programme. Though, I did not make the final cut due to a medical requirement."<ref name=":6" />

=== Shaurya Chakra ===
In 2020, when he was a [[wing commander]], he received the [[Shaurya Chakra]] award from [[Ram Nath Kovind]] on [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] after he managed to safely land his heavily malfunctioning [[LCA Tejas]] aircraft from 10,000 feet in the air during an emergency, managing to save the lives of several people.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-09|title=IAF helicopter crash: Lone survivor had close call last year, got Shaurya Chakra for gallantry|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/iaf-helicopter-crash-lone-survivor-group-captain-varun-singh-cds-bipin-rawat-dead-7663185/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-12-08|title=Who is Group Captain Varun Singh? Know about lone survivor of IAF chopper crash|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-group-captain-varun-singh-know-about-lone-survivor-of-iaf-chopper-crash-101638970325763.html|access-date=2021-12-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|first2=|last3=|first3=|title=Shaurya Chakra awardee Group Captain Varun Singh, sole survivor of IAF chopper crash, under treatment|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/shaurya-chakra-awardee-captain-varun-singh-iaf-chopper-crash-tamil-nadu-coonor-1885634-2021-12-08|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[India Today]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-08|title=Lone survivor of Mi17V5 helicopter crash is decorated IAF pilot who saved an LCA Tejas|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/lone-survivor-of-mi17v5-helicopter-crash-is-decorated-iaf-pilot-who-saved-an-lca-tejas-1058925.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Quint|first=The|date=2021-12-08|title=Shaurya Chakra Awardee Capt Varun Singh the Sole Survivor of IAF Chopper Crash|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/shaurya-chakra-awardee-captain-varun-singh-the-sole-survivor-of-iaf-chopper-crash|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[TheQuint]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=India: Shaurya Chakra awardee survivor can throw light on IAF chopper crash|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/india-shaurya-chakra-awardee-survivor-can-throw-light-on-iaf-chopper-crash-1.84263472|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[Gulf News]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-09|title=IAF helicopter crash: Lone survivor had close call last year, got Shaurya Chakra for gallantry|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/iaf-helicopter-crash-lone-survivor-group-captain-varun-singh-cds-bipin-rawat-dead-7663185/|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=President Kovind confers Shaurya Chakra on Wing Commander Varun Singh|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/president-kovind-confers-shaurya-chakra-on-wing-commander-varun-singh20210815010053/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[ANI News]]|language=en}}</ref>

=== 2021 air crash ===
On 8 December 2021, a helicopter carrying Singh (who was the crew captain)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Diaz|first=Kim|date=2021-12-09|title=Crew Captain Varun Singh, who survived the helicopter crash, is being shifted to Bangalore for higher remedy.|url=https://thenewstrace.com/crew-captain-varun-singh-who-survived-the-helicopter-crash-is-being-shifted-to-bangalore-for-higher-remedy/207794/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=TheNewsTrace|language=en-US}}</ref> and 13 others [[2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash|broke down on their way to the Defence Services Staff College]] in [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]], [[Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu.]] All of the people, including the head of the [[Indian Armed Forces]], [[Bipin Rawat]], died, with the sole exception of Singh. The Indian Air force confirmed that he was being treated at a hospital in [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was reported to have serious injuries and to be on life support.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bhandari|first=Shashwat|date=2021-12-08|title=IAF helicopter crash: Group Captain Varun Singh lone survivor, battling for life|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/who-is-captain-varun-singh-lone-survivor-in-cds-bipin-rawat-chopper-crash-coonoor-tamil-nadu-748690|access-date=2021-12-08|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-08|title=Varun Singh, sole survivor of Indian military helicopter crash|url=https://www.tbsnews.net/world/south-asia/varun-singh-sole-survivor-indian-military-helicopter-crash-340789|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Business Standard|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|title=India military helicopter crash kills 13, including defence chief of staff|work=[[CBC News]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-helicopter-crash-1.6277591}}</ref> According to doctors, he was still conscious when he was taken for surgery.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sole survivor of IAF chopper crash has family serving in all three services of armed forces|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/tamil-nadu-coonor-iaf-chopper-crash-group-captain-varun-singh-family-armed-forces-1885696-2021-12-08|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-08|website=[[India Today]]|language=en}}</ref>

Singh was airlifted to a hospital in [[Bangalore]] <ref>{{Cite news|title=CDS chopper crash: Lone survivor Group Captain Varun Singh being shifted to Bengaluru, says his father|work=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/cds-chopper-crash-lone-survivor-group-captain-varun-singh-being-shifted-to-bengaluru-says-his-father/articleshow/88182961.cms|access-date=2021-12-09}}</ref>(where better treatment could be provided) and survived the night. His status is reported to remain critical<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Shaurya Chakra awardee Varun Singh survives one night; next 48 hours critical|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/shaurya-chakra-awardee-varun-singh-survives-one-night-next-48-hours-critical-348205|access-date=2021-12-09|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> but his health better than before.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dec 9|first=Shanta Thiagarajan / TNN /|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=16:59|title=Ooty chopper crash lone survivor airlifted to Bengaluru for treatment|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/ooty-chopper-crash-lone-survivor-airlifted-to-bengaluru-for-treatment/articleshow/88187432.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-09|title=Group Captain Varun Singh, sole survivor of crash, maintaining vitals|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/group-captain-varun-singh-sole-survivor-of-crash-maintaining-vitals-sources-101639028848519.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dec 9|first=Shanta Thiagarajan / TNN /|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=16:59|title=Ooty chopper crash lone survivor airlifted to Bengaluru for treatment|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/ooty-chopper-crash-lone-survivor-airlifted-to-bengaluru-for-treatment/articleshow/88187432.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-09|title=Group Captain Varun Singh, who survived chopper crash, to be shifted to Bengaluru|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/group-captain-varun-singh-who-survived-chopper-crash-be-shifted-bengaluru-158536|access-date=2021-12-09|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Shaurya Chakra awardee Varun Singh survives one night; next 48 hours critical|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/shaurya-chakra-awardee-varun-singh-survives-one-night-next-48-hours-critical-348205}}</ref> [[Minister of Defence (India)|Indian Defence Minister]] [[Rajnath Singh]] has assured that "all efforts are being made to save him."<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Crash Survivor, Group Captain Varun Singh, Airlifted To Bengaluru|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/group-captain-varun-singh-sole-survivor-of-chopper-crash-being-moved-to-hospital-in-bengaluru-2643943|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Quint|first=The|date=2021-12-08|title=Varun Singh on Life Support, All Efforts Being Made: Rajnath Singh in Parliament|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/defence-minister-rajnath-parliament-brief-on-crash-of-chopper-carrying-cds-bipin-rawat|access-date=2021-12-09|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref> Several people, expressed their wishes for Singh to recover, including his family, [[Indian National Congress|Congress]], [[Ram Nath Kovind]], the US embassy to India,<ref>{{Cite web|title=CDS Rawat Death: US, Israel, Pak and Other Countries Express Condolences|url=https://thewire.in/world/cds-rawat-death-us-israel-pak-and-other-countries-express-condolences|access-date=2021-12-09|website=The Wire}}</ref> and members of his hometown.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Prayers galore amid pall of gloom at Group Captain Varun Singh’s village in UP|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/dec/09/prayers-galore-amid-pall-of-gloom-at-group-captain-varun-singhs-village-in-up-2393632.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=President Kovind prays for speedy recovery of chopper crash's lone survivor IAF Group Captain Varun Singh|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/president-kovind-prays-for-speedy-recovery-of-chopper-crashs-lone-survivor-iaf-group-captain-varun-singh20211209132800/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[ANI News]]|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Singh is 39 years old and is married with two children.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2021-12-09|title=‘We are hoping he will bounce back’: Father of lone survivor of Coonoor chopper crash|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/varun-singh-coonor-aircraft-crash-7664757/|access-date=2021-12-09|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

His father, KP Singh, is a retired colonel for the [[Army Air Defence (India)|Army Air Defence]] living in [[Bhopal]].<ref name=":4" /> Varun Singh's brother, Tanuj, is a Lieutenant Commander in the [[Indian Navy]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-09|title=Chopper crash: Lone survivor group captain Varun Singh being shifted to Bengaluru hospital|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chopper-crash-lone-survivor-group-captain-varun-singh-being-shifted-to-bengaluru-hospital-101639041455763.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-09|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|language=en}}</ref>

His uncle is [[Akhilesh Pratap Singh]], a politician who represented [[Rudrapur (Assembly constituency)|Rudrapur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] for five years until 2017. He also serves as spokesman for the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

== See also ==
* [[List of sole survivors of aviation accidents and incidents]]

== References ==
[[Category:Sole survivors]]
[[Category:Indian Air Force personnel]]
<references />{{Indian Air Force}}
[[Category:People from Deoria district]]
[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]