Private helicopter crashed in a lake in Leningrad region

  14 May 2016    Read: 933
Private helicopter crashed in a lake in Leningrad region
Emergency workers went to the scene of the alleged helicopter crash in Priozersk district of Leningrad region, said the press service of EMERCOM in the region. According to some, the Eurocopter helicopter with two people on Board caught on the wire and fell into the lake.
According to the MOE, the incident occurred in the Priozersk district of the region near the village of ol’khovka.

“Interfax” citing a source in the emergency services provides some details – they told the commander of the helicopter Bell flying in conjunction with Eurocopter.

Both helicopter carried out an unauthorized flight from the site of “Pine” in St. Petersburg. According to the commander of the helicopter Bell, on Board the “Eurocopter” were two people. After the crash none of them on the surface of the lake has not been noticed.

Organized search and rescue operations. On the scene left duty shifts of one of the firehouses and search and rescue team of Priozersk.

Source TASS reported that, “according to some, (fallen), even the helicopter exploded.” In communications of other agencies with information about this.

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