Helicopter crash in Russia

  03 May 2016    Read: 1125
Helicopter crash in Russia
Three people are believed to have been on board the Robinson R44 helicopter, which, according to preliminary data, crashed in the Russkaya Bay near the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula, a spokesman for the local department of the Ministry of Emergencies (EMERCOM) said Tuesday.
"A Robinson helicopter crashed in the Russkaya Bay area…. The bodies of three people have been recovered at the crash site. The search operations in the area continue," he told RIA Novosti.

The spokesman added that an operational group of the Kamchatka Territory`s EMERCOM was preparing for the rescue flight to the scene.

The helicopter reportedly did not emit an alarm signal prior to the crash.

The spokesman added that an operational group of the Kamchatka Territory`s EMERCOM had been sent on a rescue flight to the scene. The group has all the necessary means to provide people who were on board the crashed helicopter with first aid.

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