Russian Helicopter Crash Kills All 12 Aboard

World | May 3, 2003, Saturday // 00:00

A transport helicopter crashed Saturday as it returned from dropping water on a forest fire in far eastern Russia, killing all 12 people on board. The Mi-26 helicopter plunged to the ground after a cable for carrying the water container became tangled in the aircraft's rear rotor. The dead included seven helicopter crew members; a camera operator and producer from state television; a reporter and photographer from a weekly magazine; and a forest management official, said a duty officer in the regional department of the Emergency Situations Ministry. The dead journalists who were covering efforts to fight fires that prompted a state of emergency in the region.

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