Discovered a prospective place of falling of the helicopter Robinson R-66 in the Altai region, said the head of administration of the Turochaksky district, Vladyslav Riabchenko.
“The place is falling already discovered — Cape is Kocsi. Rescuers promise to arrive at the prospective place of falling of the morning,” he said.
In the regional Department of EMERCOM of Russia this information have not confirmed. “It is still unclear where the helicopter fell: into the forest or into the waters of the lake. According to an eyewitness, the fall was still in the water,” — said the Agency interlocutor.
Information about what in Turochaksky district, the helicopter fell, came from an eyewitness on Sunday, 12 February at 20:20 (16:20 GMT). The rescue team of 60 people is already headed for a possible crash site.
According to one, on Board the aircraft was a former Vice-Premier of the Altai Republic Anatoly Bannykh, head of the helicopter complex “Heliport Moscow” Maria Kozintsev, chief pilot of the airline”, Altavia” Dmitry Rakitsky and his wife and another passenger. According to other sources, on Board could also be the wife of Anatoly Bannykh and two children.
