PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, 13 Aug Rescuers determined that the Mi-8 helicopter that fell into the Kuril Lake in Kamchatka lies at a depth of more than 145 meters, the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations told reporters. 8 «Vityaz-Aero» airlines with tourists on board … The approximate place of the aircraft crash, as well as the approximate depth, has been determined. more than 60 people and 10 pieces of equipment. On the eve, about one kilometer of the coastal water area and the coastal strip were surveyed. «Rescuers continue to search. They patrol the Kuril Lake on boats, the territory is additionally surveyed with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles. Divers are examining the coastline, as well as the coastal water area,» the Ministry of Emergency Situations said. On Thursday, a 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. Four victims in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. A case was initiated on violation of traffic safety rules and the operation of air transport. The head of the RF IC, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed to report on the progress of the case, the investigation was put under control in the central office of the department. According to the UK, among the main versions of the crash are bad weather and a piloting error.
Survivor of the fall of the Mi-8 in Kamchatka revealed the details of the accident
