“We express our deep condolences to the people of Russia, families and relatives of those killed in the crash of a Mi-8 helicopter with tourists on board in Kamchatka near the Kuril Lake,” the ministry tweeted Thursday.
A Mi-8 helicopter with 16 people on board crashed in Russia's Far East region of Kamchatka early on Thursday, the local emergency service said, and news agencies reported nine had been found alive and seven were missing. The helicopter operated by Vityaz-Aero company with 13 passengers and three crew hard-landed near a lake on the south of Kamchatka peninsula, the local emergency service said.
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