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1st LD: Six killed in helicopter crash in Russia's Far East

Xinhua, August 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least six people were killed with 10 survived in a Mi-8 helicopter crash in Russia's Khabarovsk territory, the Interfax news agency reported Saturday, citing an unnamed source.

"Preliminary reports indicate that the helicopter was found destroyed several kilometers away from the Ongachan platform. Preliminarily, six people have been killed and ten others are alive," the source said.

The helicopter with 13 passengers and three crew members, took off from Polina Osipenko village at 3:45 pm (0545 GMT) and was due to land at 5:20 pm (0720 GMT) in the Lake Ongochan area, yet crashed into the Ongochan Bay of the Sea of Okhotsk, according to the Far East Rescue Center of Russian Emergencies Ministry.

Rescue teams are on their way to the crash site. Endi