The Mi-8 Helicopter was found at the Kuril Lake in Kamchatka, was discovered at a depth of 110 m, the Governor of Kamchatka Region Vladimir Solodov said. According to him, the body of the machine is intact, but her tail is broken.
“Literally a few minutes ago, information came that the helicopter was detected. It is located at the bottom, at a depth of 110-111 m, it has a break of the tail, the tail, the rest of the body is a whole. Now there is a tactic by what The way further work will be carried out on its more detailed visual inspection, well, the plan of the rise is developed with such depths, “said the governor.
In the place of the crash, 15 Emergencies Ministry Rescuers and three deep-water apparatus, which provided the Russian Ministry of Defense were operating. Later in the Investigation Committee reported that “the body of the passenger was also found.”
The accident occurred in the morning of August 12th. The Mi-8 helicopter “Vityaz-Aero”, on board which was 13 people, mostly tourists from Moscow and St. Petersburg, fell into the lake. Employees of the Kronotsky Reserve, who drove to the crash site, were able to save eight people from the water. Two people were placed in the intensive care unit, their condition doctors appreciated as hard.