Helicopter Mi-8 with 3 crew members on board is missing in Yakutat.
Helicopter flew out from Tumata village to Batagai village. At 9:20 helicopter communicated with flight dispatcher for the last time and was not detected by radar afterwards.
From 10:05 the search of aircraft has started in region, situated about thousand kilometers north-east from Yakutat. Helicopter with rescuers flew the same route as missing helicopter.
Missing Mi-8 is owned by Polar airlines.
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