Fell and drowned in a lake: missing Mi-8 rescue helicopter found in Russia

Russian Mi-8 fell into the lake/Collage 24 Channel (illustrative photos)

The day before, a helicopter suddenly disappeared from the radar in Karelia Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. He was found in the lake on the night of February 5.

So, on Monday night, workers of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations found the wreckage of an Mi-8 that suddenly disappeared over Lake Onega in Karelia with three crew members. Channel 24 writes about this with reference to Russian media .

The wreckage was found at a depth of up to 50 meters

Emergency Ministry workers on snowmobiles and hovercraft examined the water area near the village of Derevyannoye.

Helicopter debris was found 11 kilometers from the coast at a depth of 50 meters, the enemy Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

They also added that An investigation into the incident has already begun. By the way, the helicopter was controlled by an “experienced crew with thousands of flight hours.”

Propagandists, citing operational services, noted that the investigation is considering several versions of the disaster. In particular, crew errors, weather conditions and equipment malfunction.

Mi-8 disappeared from radar

• On the evening of February 4 in Karelia, a Mi-8 helicopter belonging to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations disappeared from radar. According to Russian media, there were 3 people on board.
• Propagandists wrote that he stopped communicating during a training flight over the waters of Lake Onega, approximately in the area of ​​​​the village of Derevyannoye, Prionezhsky district Karelia.
• It was also noted that the helicopter was flying from Petrozavodsk to the city of Vytegra in the Vologda region.