VLADIVOSTOK, 13 Aug The deep-sea equipment of the Ministry of Defense began work at the site of the fall of the Mi-8 helicopter into the Kuril Lake in Kamchatka, the regional government said. On Thursday, the Mi-8 helicopter with tourists on board fell into the Kuril Lake in the south of Kamchatka. Onboard there were three crew members and 13 passengers, including one child. Eight people survived. Rescuers determined that the Mi-8 helicopter that fell into the Kuril Lake lies at a depth of more than 145 meters. «Today, the search continues. The Ministry of Emergency Situations, the military and special deep-sea equipment of the Ministry of Defense are working on the spot.» people who have swam out of the helicopter. “The rescue of eight passengers of the fallen helicopter is a real miracle. And we have someone to thank for it — in the shortest possible time the inspectors of the Kronotsky reserve rescued people from the water: Evgeny Denges, Konstantin Lukashevsky, Alexey Betselev, Alexander Marandykin, Alexey Krutikov,” the authorities report.
Survivor of the fall of the Mi-8 in Kamchatka revealed the details of the accident
