Russia’s missing AN-2 plane found, all aboard alive
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The plane, which was en route from Milkovo to Ossora, failed to arrive at its destination on Thursday, prompting an intensive search and rescue operation.
The missing AN-2 light aircraft, which disappeared in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday, has been found with all three people aboard alive, local authorities said on Sunday.
All three individuals on board, including two crew members and one passenger, have been evacuated by a Mi-8 helicopter from Kamchatka rescue teams and are being transported to Milkovskaya District Hospital, where their health conditions will be assessed, said the regional office of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
According to the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, the missing plane and people were found near Mount Tundrovaya early Sunday.
The plane, which was en route from Milkovo to Ossora, failed to arrive at its destination on Thursday, prompting an intensive search and rescue operation.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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