09.06 Bodies of Mi-8 Crash Victims Taken to Morgue
KHABAROVSK, June 9 (RIA Novosti) Five bodies recovered on the site of Thursdays Mi-8 helicopter crash in a mountainous region of far-eastern Russia were taken to a morgue in Khabarovsk on Sunday, an emergencies service spokesman said.
The MI-8 helicopter, which belonged to Russias Voluntary Association of Assistance to the Army, Air Force and Navy (DOSAAF), went missing on Thursday The aircraft was carrying four crewmembers and one passenger. Its wreckage was located on Saturday morning. The cause of the crash is unknown.
The bodies of the victims were taken to a morgue in Khabarovsk early on Sunday. Investigators are now charged with identification and forensic tests, the source said.
Investigators have launched a criminal investigation into suspected violation of aviation rules.
