Wednesday, July 7, 2021
The Russian rescue officials said that no survivors were found after a plane with 28 passengers on-board crashed in the country’s far eastern region earlier in the day. Also, the search for rescuers was halted owing to the onset of darkness, citing unnamed sources from the Russian ministry of emergency situations.
Meanwhile, search teams have retrieved some parts of the crashed plane. Governor of Kamchatka Vladimir Solodov said that parts of the fuselage have been found along the coast and in the Okhotsk sea.
Solodov quoted that there was a catastrophe during the go-around approach for landing. He further said that no signs of the passengers or their luggage could be found.
The crash site has been located about four to five kms from the air strip.
The TASS quoted that the discovery location is about 4 to 5 kilometres away from the airstrip towards the coast. Rescue teams have discovered the wreckage. Considering the geographical features of the location, the rescue operations are complicated. The search group has commenced the rescue endeavour. The mission involves 26 rescuers and an all-purpose vehicle.
According to the Russian ministry of emergency situations, the twin-engined turboprop Antonov An-26 lost contact with the air traffic control when it was en route from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the regional capital, to Palana. Adventure tourists throng the vast Kamchatka peninsula in the country’s far eastern region known for its abundant wildlife and active volcanoes. The plane had 22 tourists and six crew members, according to the ministry.
The mayor of Palana, Olga Mokhireva, was also among the passengers.
Tags: plane crash, Russia
