Missing Russian helicopter found in Norway Arctic sea
A Norwegian search team has located
the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that crashed into the sea with
eight people on board in the Arctic.
The helicopter, which has
been missing since Thursday, lies on the ocean floor off the archipelago
of Svalbard, near Barentsburg, officials said.Norwegian police would now search for those on board, a statement said.
Norway has sovereignty over Svalbard but Russia has a small coal-mining community in Barentsburg.
Russia's consul in Barentsburg said five crew and three scientists were on board the helicopter, all Russians. They are feared dead.
The helicopter went missing at 15:35 local time (13:35 GMT).
It was on a short flight to Barentsburg from Pyramiden, a disused Russian mining settlement. The helicopter is operated by a Russian coal-mining enterprise, Arktikugol.
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