22nd December 2024 – (Moscow) The An-2 light aircraft that went missing in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Thursday has been located, with all three individuals aboard reported alive, according to local authorities on Sunday.
Rescue teams using a Mi-8 helicopter successfully evacuated the three occupants, which included two crew members and one passenger. They are now being transported to Milkovskaya District Hospital for a health assessment, as confirmed by the regional office of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency reported that the aircraft and its occupants were found near Mount Tundrovaya early on Sunday morning. The plane had been travelling from Milkovo to Ossora but failed to reach its destination on Thursday, prompting a comprehensive search and rescue operation in the region.
