Rescuers were divided into groups in the search for missing helicopter in the Khanty – RIA Novosti

YEKATERINBURG, July 3 – RIA Novosti, Olga Erachina. The rescuers were divided into three groups in finding the missing in the Khanty Mi-8 helicopter, which was five, told RIA Novosti on Friday, the GUMCHS on KhMAO.

At 01.35 by dispatching service airport GUMCHS reported absenteeism link at the scheduled time of the crew of the Mi-8 en route from “Nizhnevartovsk – Surgut.” Being sought.

“The rescuers were divided into several groups. Searches are conducted on the territory of the right bank of the Ob River in the vicinity of 58-60-kilometer road Surgut-Nizhnevartovsk, at a distance of 3-5 kilometers from the rural settlement of Ult-Jagun ibid. being sought on the right bank of the Ob River towards the village Lokosovo, surveyed about 20 square kilometers, “- said the agency interlocutor.

She added that the group is also working on the right side of the Ob River near the 104th kilometer of the highway Surgut-Nizhnevartovsk. Spend exploration of the island to the island Tormut Upper Mysovaya on both coastlines of the rural settlement Lokosovo downstream in the direction of the city of Surgut. It conducted a survey near the village Ult-Jagun, Yugan village. In addition, a survey is conducted from the air.

Data for is no eyewitnesses, said the representative GUMCHS.

According to the airline “UTair”, the helicopter would take the sick child from Surgut to Nizhnevartovsk. RF IC, in turn, began pre-investigation into the disappearance of the helicopter.