Iran president's helicopter crash: Search continues amid tough conditions
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| A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi takes off near the Iran-Azerbaijan border on May 19. This third-party photo was provided by the Islamic Republic News Agency and West Asia News Agency. Ali Hamed Haghdoust/Islamic Republic News Agency/West Asia News Agency/Reuters |
TEHRAN, Iran - Rescue teams are still searching for the wreckage of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, Pir-Hossein Koulivant said.
President of the Iranian Red Crescent Society. He spoke to Iranian state television (IRINN) early Monday morning local time.
Earlier reports by Iran's state news agency (IRNA) indicated that a military source believed they had identified the location of the downed helicopter using signals from the plane and a crew member's mobile phone.
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However, search efforts in the area have yet to yield any results.
The helicopter went down and the search operation was hampered by severe weather in the remote mountainous area.
Heavy fog and low visibility made it difficult for crews to locate the crash site.
Source : Rescue crews have yet to find crash site of Iranian president's helicopter, official says
From CNN's Alireza Hajhosseini
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