Russian emergency helicopter with 3 crew members on board crashes; all dead

2/5/2024

An Mi-8 helicopter with three crew members on board crashed in the northern Russian Republic of Karelia during a training flight, local officials said on Monday.

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00:00 On Monday, Russian local authorities reported a crash involving an Mi-8 helicopter with

00:15 three crew members on a training flight in the northern Russian Republic of Karelia.

00:20 Arthur Parfenchikov, the head of Karelia, conveyed on telegram that an Mi-8 helicopter

00:26 affiliated with the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry failed to reach its intended destination

00:32 during a training flight in the region.

00:34 The ministry, in a statement on the telegram messaging app, noted that the helicopter,

00:39 operated by a seasoned crew with extensive flight hours, was engaged in a training exercise.

00:45 In response to the incident, the ministry announced the deployment of divers and a remote-controlled

00:50 underwater vehicle for further investigation.

00:53 Arthur Parfenchikov, the head of Karelia, reported that the crash site of the Mi-8 helicopter

00:59 has been located in Lake Onega, Europe's second-largest lake.

01:04 He stated that a team of rescuers was promptly dispatched to the area to search for those

01:09 on board the helicopter.

01:11 The wreckage of the helicopter, which vanished from radar late on Sunday, was discovered

01:15 approximately 11 km from the shore of Lake Onega at a depth of 50 m (164 ft).

01:24 The crew and employees of St. Petersburg Aviation Center have not been found, he added.

01:29 He said the depth at the crash site is about 50 m and specialist divers are getting ready

01:35 for rescue operation.

01:37 Parfenchikov has directed the local government to provide all assistance in carrying out

01:41 the operation.

01:42 The Karelia region is divided into two parts, the Finnish Karelia region and the Russian

01:47 Republic of Karelia in the north-western part of Russia, between the White and Baltic Seas,

01:52 where the helicopter crashed.

01:54 More details are to follow.

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