Officials from the MI-8 helicopter that crashed in the Murmansk region on 1 June was preparing for the visit of Vladimir Putin. The visit was scheduled for the near future, the media say. Unfortunately, the first news on 1 June was the crash of the MI-8 helicopter.

At this point in Murmansk continue the search for crew members and passengers of the MI-8 helicopter, which early in the morning, fell 1 June. According to the onboard there were 18 people, two of them were still alive, about the remaining 16 people heard yet.
As reported by the head EMERCOM Igor Panin, in the river pike was discovered fuselage of the helicopter at a distance of 200 meters from the seashore.

Ten assumption that the fuselage could split into three parts. Water depth at the site of the crash is 2 meters. The bodies of the passengers of the MI-8 helicopter around were not found. Rescued two people taken to hospitals with broken legs.

In search of already involved, divers will have to remove the wreckage of the helicopter and the so-called "black box". About a place of falling of helicopter MI-8 are more than 100 specialists.
sections: Accidents