Moscow, July 16
No survivors were reported in the July 14 Mi-8 chopper crash in Russia's far eastern region, Khabarovsk, the country's emergencies ministry said on Wednesday.
"According to Rosaviatsiya (Russia's air transport regulator), no one survived the crash. Russian Emergencies Ministry rescuers, jointly with investigators, are analysing fragments of the aircraft and looking for flight recorders at the site of the crash to establish the cause behind it," the Russian Emergencies Ministry told state-run news agency.
According to the initial information provided by the Eastern Interregional Transport Investigative Directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee, five bodies were reported at the scene.
The Mi-8 helicopter went off the radar, disappearing while heading towards Magadan, from Okhotsk, on July 14.
The helicopter, two days later, was discovered in the Cape Gadikan region after it had crashed.
According to the prior data provided, there were five people on board -- two maintenance engineers and three crew members.
According to local media, officials reported signs of fire near the location, where search teams discovered the debris of the crashed helicopter.