Russian helicopter with 22 on board goes missing in far east, Interfax says

August 31, 2024 01:47 pm

A Russian helicopter with three crew members and 19 passengers on board has gone missing in the far eastern peninsula of Kamchatka, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, citing preliminary data from the federal air transport agency.

The Mi-8T helicopter took off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano and the crew failed to report at the scheduled time of 04:00 GMT.

Source: Reuters
--Agencies

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