Nine rescued after helicopter carrying 16 German tourists crashes in Russia’s Kamchatka
April 10th, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by BNO NewsMOSCOW (BNO NEWS) — At least nine people were rescued after a helicopter carrying 19 passengers and crew crashed on a mountain in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported.
The MI-8 Hip helicopter carrying 16 tourist snowboarders and 3 crew members was found crashed on a mountain about 50 kilometers southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry confirmed the tourists were German citizens. The aircraft, which was found covered in snow, may have been hit by an avalanche, according to the RIA-Novosti news agency.
The agency, while citing an emergency official, reported that nine people were rescued and sent to hospitals. It said two of the survivors are in a serious condition, while the others are in a ’satisfactory condition.’
Further details were not immediately available.
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