The bodies of five crew members from a downed military helicopter were cremated in Chengdu yesterday after they were recovered from the remote crash site.
Paramilitary soldiers trekked for two days and a night to reach the site and take the bodies to Yingxiu town, 75km away, before the remains were sent on to Chengdu, each draped in a national flag.
The Russian-designed Mi-171 transport helicopter crashed on May 31 in Wenchuan county, Sichuan , while evacuating quake victims.
Five crew members and 13 civilians, including injured quake survivors, were aboard.
Fog, wind shear and strong turbulence were blamed for the crash.
Thousands of solders, police, paramilitary personnel and villagers were mobilised for the rescue. The wreckage and the black box were found on Tuesday.