Russian helicopter missing off Norway found

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Sun, 29 Oct 2017 - 10:06 GMT

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Reuters

Sun, 29 Oct 2017 - 10:06 GMT

Servicemen get off a Mi-8 helicopter during the Zapad 2017 war games at a range near the town of Borisov, Belarus - REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

Servicemen get off a Mi-8 helicopter during the Zapad 2017 war games at a range near the town of Borisov, Belarus - REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

OSLO - 29 October 2017: The wreckage of a Russian Mi-8 helicopter missing off Svalbard, Norway, since October 26 has been located, Norway's rescue coordination centre said on Sunday.

The wreckage was found offshore at a depth of 209 metres, it said.

Eight Russian men - five crew and three passengers - are assumed dead and the search for them will continue.

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