Missing Helicopter Found Near Quake Epicenter

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A helicopter flies to the site where the remains of the missing Chinese helicopter are found near the quake epicenter town Yingxiu on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. [Photo: Xinhua]

Searchers have found the remains of the missing Chinese helicopter and people on board in the mountains near the quake epicenter town Yingxiu, according to a military source here Tuesday.

The debris of the Mi-171 helicopter was found in the bushes northwest of Yingxiu Township at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday. Militia and reservists mobilized by the Chengdu Military Area Command found the missing chopper.

Five members of the crew and 14 quake victims were all found dead. The helicopter broke up with its parts including the propeller, airframe and empennage found scattered in the bushes.

Based on the degree of the severe damage and the surrounding terrain, the helicopter might have hit a mountain before it crashed, according to an official with the relief headquarters of the Chengdu Military Area Command.

The military camouflage of the helicopter made the debris hardly visible to the naked eye, military sources said, adding the thick forest and bushes in the mountainous areas, along with aftershock-triggered landslides, also hampered searching efforts.

The accident occurred among very complicated terrain while the weather was unpredictably abominable, said sources with the Chengdu Military Command Area.

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新华网快讯：成都军区抗震救灾部队失事的米171运输直升机残骸，于6月10日10时55分在执行任务航线附近深山峡谷密林中找到，机上人员全部遇难。

失事时间：5月31日14时56分
失事地点：汶川映秀镇3511高地
失事机型：米-171直升机 编号：92734号
发现时间：6月10日6时40分

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