Helicopter of Iranian President Found with no Signs of Life

According to preliminary information from search and rescue teams, the helicopter carrying the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, was found with no signs of life from its passengers.

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Tehran, Iran 19-May-2024 .-According to preliminary information from search and rescue teams, the helicopter carrying the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, was found with no signs of life from its passengers.

Iranian state television indicated on Monday, local time, that “no signs of life” were detected at the site where the helicopter crashed.

Al Jazeera reported that the Red Crescent said it had found no signs that the occupants were alive at the crash site.

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“The President Raisi’s helicopter was completely burned in the accident… unfortunately, it is feared that all passengers have died,” an official told Reuters.

Rescue teams battled snowstorms and difficult terrain overnight to reach the wreckage of the crashed aircraft.