An Antonov An-26 twin-engine turboprop plane with 22 passengers and 6 crewmembers disappeared from radars in Russia’s Far East region. Officials confirmed the crash site was in the Sea of Okhotsk.
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The plane, an Antonov An-26 twin-engined turboprop, was en route from regional capital Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana, a village in northern Kamchatka, when it lost contact with air traffic control, Russia’s emergencies ministry said.
Several ships were en route to the crash site, RIA cited emergency services as saying.
There were 22 passengers and six crew on board, the ministry said. Village mayor Olga Mokhireva was among the passengers, the TASS agency quoted local authorities as saying.
The weather in the area was cloudy at the time, Interfax news agency said, quoting the local meteorology center. Read more from NYPost
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