Russia Locates Helicopter That Crashed 10 Months Ago

Russian investigators on Saturday said they had found the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed last October with 14 people on board in a remote mountainous region of Siberia.
Rescuers “confirmed information that the Mi-8 helicopter of TuvaAvia airline that went missing on October 10 was found in an isolated mountainous area,” investigators said in a statement.
“According to provisional information, there were 11 passengers and 3 crew members on board.”
The helicopter was transporting workers who were returning from a hydroelectric project in the Siberian Buddhist region of Tuva, which borders Mongolia.

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