A Mi-8 helicopter with 12 people aboard disappeared in Russia's Tuva republic in southern Siberia, regional transport prosecutor's office said Friday.
"The helicopter disappeared 220 km east of (the republic's capital) Kyzyl," the Interfax news agency quoted the prosecutor's spokesperson Oxana Gorbunova as saying.
Radio contact with the helicopter was lost when it was on the way between Sorug and Kyzyl. And a rescue team has been sent to that area by another Mi-8, Gorbunova said.
There are seven passengers, three crew members and two technicians on board. According to sources from local law enforcement agencies, the helicopter belongs to Tuva Airlines and was leased for private purpose.
No information has been updated till now about the fate of the Mi-8 or the people aboard.
Friday 10 October 2014
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