ALMATY, Aug 10 (NNN-KNA) – A dead human body and fragments of a military helicopter were found, in Lake Sorbulak, in Kazakhstan’s Almaty Region, during a search operation, the country’s Defence Ministry said, Friday.
The ministry said that, mathematical calculations, based on satellite data, helped identify the approximate location of the missing aircraft. Search teams and specialised equipment were then sent to the area, where divers discovered partial wreckage and a corpse at a depth of about 14 metres. Identification work is underway.
The search is complicated due to poor underwater visibility and silt deposits, the ministry said.
The EC-145 helicopter, with three crew members on board, went missing from radar on Jul 25. Space monitoring later detected an oily slick on the lake, where rescuers found aircraft fragments the following day, believed to belong to the Air Defence Forces.– NNN-KNA
