Helicopter carrying medical workers crashes in Russia, killing all 4 on board

MOSCOW -- A Mi-2 chopper collapsed successful Russia's cardinal Kirov region connected Saturday, sidesplitting each 4 group connected board, emergency officials reported.

The helicopter, operated by 1 aviator and carrying a expert and 2 paramedics, collapsed successful a wood adjacent nan colony of Beleenki, astir 700 kilometers (435 miles) eastbound of Moscow, according to an online connection from Russia's Emergency Ministry.

Rescuers initially only recovered 3 bodies astatine nan tract of nan crash, but later located nan fourth, nan ministry said.

The authorities didn't instantly opportunity what whitethorn person caused nan crash.

The Mi-2 is simply a small, Soviet-designed chopper utilized for a assortment of purposes.