'No sign of life' at crash site of helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi

Iranian state television said Monday there is “no sign of life” seen at the crash site of a helicopter that was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and others. The site was across a steep valley and rescuers had yet to reach it, state media reported. As the sun rose Monday, rescuers saw the helicopter from a distance of some 2 kilometres, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand, told state media. Read our blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. 

May 20, 2024 - 06:00
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'No sign of life' at crash site of helicopter carrying Iran's President Raisi
Iranian state television said Monday there is “no sign of life” seen at the crash site of a helicopter that was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and others. The site was across a steep valley and rescuers had yet to reach it, state media reported. As the sun rose Monday, rescuers saw the helicopter from a distance of some 2 kilometres, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand, told state media. Read our blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.