Russian helicopter, which went missing with 22 people on board, crashes; 17 bodies recovered

A helicopter that went missing in Russia’s far east was found at an altitude of 900 metres near the place where it was last contacted, and the bodies of 17 people on board were recovered and the search for other missing members out of 22 was continuing, officials said on Sunday (September 1). All those on board are presumed to have died, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said, citing the Emergencies Ministry.

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