{"id":41804,"date":"2024-09-01T18:35:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T18:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=41804"},"modified":"2024-09-01T18:35:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T18:35:44","slug":"17-bodies-found-after-russian-tourist-helicopter-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=41804","title":{"rendered":"17 bodies found after Russian tourist helicopter crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC:    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rescuers in the Russian far-east have found no survivors in the wreckage of a helicopter that disappeared while carrying 22 people &#8211; most of them tourists.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft went missing on Saturday after taking off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka peninsula. Officials said on Sunday that 17 bodies had been found so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That area, a popular tourist destination, is famous for its active volcanoes. The cause of the crash in unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such accidents are relatively frequent in Russia&#8217;s far-east, which is sparsely populated and suffers harsh weather. Three years ago eight people were killed when&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-58182420\">a tourist helicopter crashed into a lake<\/a>&nbsp;in Kamchatka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mi-8T helicopter that disappeared from radar on Saturday was carrying 19 tourists and three crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wreckage was found on Sunday morning in a hilly area, Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov said on Telegram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Footage posted to the messaging app by Russia&#8217;s emergencies ministry showed helicopter debris lying near a slope close to a large wooded hill. Officials said the wreckage was found near the location where the helicopter went off radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An emergency ministry official, Ivan Lemikhov, said17 bodies had been found so far and searches for those still missing had been paused, slated to resume at daybreak on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia&#8217;s Interfax news agency reported that pilot error, possibly caused by fog, was the main theory regarding the cause of the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, earlier officials said that thick fog was hampering rescuers&#8217; efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft was owned by Vityaz-Aero, a Kamchatka-based company that organises flights for tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designed during the Soviet-era, the Mi-8 helicopter is still widely used in Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC: Rescuers in the Russian far-east have found no survivors in the wreckage of a helicopter that disappeared while carrying 22 people &#8211; most of them tourists. The aircraft went missing on Saturday after taking off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka peninsula. Officials said on Sunday that 17 bodies had been found so far. That area, a popular tourist destination, is famous for its active volcanoes. The cause of the crash in unclear. Such accidents are relatively frequent in Russia&#8217;s far-east, which is sparsely populated and suffers harsh weather. 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