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Soldiers march to recover the 17 bodies from a crashed helicopter in quake-hit Yingxiu County in Sichuan today. About 600 soldiers will be involved in the operation including militia, forensic experts and disease-prevention staff. The Russian-designed Mi-171 helicopter had a crew of five and was air-lifting 13 patients out of the quake zone at the time of the crash. One person is still listed as missing.
Experts to examine helicopter wreckage
Created: 2008-6-11 13:37:16
Author:Yang Lifei
AN EXAMINATION of the wreckage of a crashed helicopter will soon be carried out after the debris was transported to Aba Prefecture-based relief headquarters this morning in Sichuan Province, Xinhuanet.com reported.
A team of 40 soldiers had arrived to recover the 17 bodies at the crash site northwest of Yingxiu, the report said.
It would take another 24 hours to transport the bodies to Yingxiu. About 600 soldiers will be involved in the operation including militia, forensic experts and epidemic-prevention staff, the report said.
The Russian-designed Mi-171 helicopter had a crew of five and was air-lifting 13 patients out of the quake area at the time of the crash. One person is still listed as missing.
According to an official with the relief headquarters of the Chengdu Military Area Command, the aircraft encountered fog and turbulence and may have hit a mountain.
The helicopter went missing on May 31. The crash site was found yesterday morning after an exhaustive search.
A team of 40 soldiers had arrived to recover the 17 bodies at the crash site northwest of Yingxiu, the report said.
It would take another 24 hours to transport the bodies to Yingxiu. About 600 soldiers will be involved in the operation including militia, forensic experts and epidemic-prevention staff, the report said.
The Russian-designed Mi-171 helicopter had a crew of five and was air-lifting 13 patients out of the quake area at the time of the crash. One person is still listed as missing.
According to an official with the relief headquarters of the Chengdu Military Area Command, the aircraft encountered fog and turbulence and may have hit a mountain.
The helicopter went missing on May 31. The crash site was found yesterday morning after an exhaustive search.
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