Helicopter Carrying 16 People Crashes in Russian Volcanic Lake; 8 Feared Dead

Helicopter Carrying 16 People Crashes in Russian Volcanic Lake; 8 Feared Dead
In this handout photo taken from video released by Kamchatka regional government, emergency personnel work near the site where a helicopter carrying tourists crashed at Kurile Lake in the Kronotsky nature reserve on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on Aug. 12, 2021. Kamchatka regional government via AP
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A helicopter carrying 16 people crashed into a volcanic crater lake in Russia on Thursday, leaving eight people missing and feared dead, rescue officials said.

Tourists, along with crew members, aboard the Mi-8 helicopter were on a sight-seeing trip as it went down in Kurile Lake in the mountainous Kamchatka Peninsula, which was formed in a volcano caldera and crater and is located in the Kronotsky nature reserve.

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