17 bodies found after Russian tourist helicopter crash

The helicopter was carrying 22 people, most of them tourists, when it disappeared from radar on Saturday.

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The aircraft went missing on Saturday after taking off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka peninsula. Officials said on Sunday that 17 bodies had been found so far.

That area, a popular tourist destination, is famous for its active volcanoes. The cause of the crash in unclear.

Such accidents are relatively frequent in Russia's far-east, which is sparsely populated and suffers harsh weather. Three years ago eight people were killed when a tourist helicopter crashed into a lake in Kamchatka.

The Mi-8T helicopter that disappeared from radar on Saturday was carrying 19 tourists and three crew.

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