According to preliminary information, there are 21 passengers on board, one child, and six crew members.
An Antonov An-26 plane with 28 people on board disappeared off the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia.
“There are six crew members and 22 passengers (including one child) onboard the An-26 aircraft. A helicopter and troops from the Russian Emergencies Ministry are preparing for a search and rescue operation”, a representative of the emergency services said.
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A source from the regional airline Vityaz Aero said that “there is no record that [the aircraft] has fallen.
A team from the Russian Emergency Ministry (MChS) was involved in a search and rescue operation with the help of two helicopters and an airplane.
“All the emergency services were alerted and sent to examine the plane’s route. Two helicopters and a special aircraft are investigating the area. Rescue troops are ready to move from Palana to the aircraft’s detection point”, the regional government said in an official statement.
Самолет Ан-26 перестал выходить на связь на Камчатке. На борту пропавшего самолета находится 28 человек: https://t.co/qovKqbqFFK pic.twitter.com/Uo4mbq8tcN
— Известия (@izvestia_ru) July 6, 2021
According to meteorologists, the sky near Palana – a settlement of about 3,000 people in northeastern Kamchatka – was covered with low-lying clouds, although horizontal visibility was about 50 kilometres around 3:00 p.m. local time (GMT + 12).
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