Search continues in the rear of Shikhov beach at the place of the crashed military helicopter Mi-17 of the Air Forces of Azerbaijan. By 15 o'clock, the helicopter has not been raised from the seabed. So far, only the body of one of the three crew members Lieutenant Rustam Rustamov, was found.
Air Force helicopters and the Ministry for Emergency Situations (MES) are flying over the sea in search of bodies of Captain Yashar Ahmadov and Lieutenant Bahruz Zeynalov. Six shops are involved in search.
According to MES, the helicopter crashed in 300 meters from the sea. According to an eyewitness Mohammed Agabekov, (guard of the recreation center "Sahil"), there was a heavy fog, a helicopter flew low, and suddenly fell into the sea. According to an eyewitness, thjere was not any explosion before the fall, as some media report. In this place the water depth is small and does not exceed 3-4 meters.–03C016-
Defense Ministry publishes the names of the dead pilots
Today's crash of the Defense Ministry helicopter caused the deaths of captain Yashar Ahmadov, lieutenant Rustam Rustamov and lieutenant Bahruz Zeynalov, according to the press service of the Defense Ministry. The body of Rustam Rustamov was found by 14 o'clock; the search for the remaining crew members continues.
Defense Ministry expresses condolences to the families of the victims.
The crash occurred at 10:30 am in the area of the Shikhovo beach, near Baku. The helicopeter MI-17 crashed into the sea, 300 meters from the shore. Cause of the crash is unknown. -02D-
Three people killed in the crash of a helicopter MI-17
On Monday at about 11 a.m. in Shikhovo (southern outskirt of Baku), a defense helicopter MI-17 crashed and fell into the sea. As a result, three crew members were killed. It has become known from military sources that the helicopter took off from the military airport in Gala and flew to Kurdamir. The cause of the crash is unknown. Work is under way to remove the dead bodies.
The press service of the Defense Ministry did not respond to requests and has not yet made any statements.
The rescue operations are conducted by the Ministry of Emergency, which has not yet released official reports either. -06B-
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