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Helicopter Crash in Russia; German tourists lost

What: Kamchatka Airlines Mil Mi-8T helicopter
Where: Elizovo, Kamchatka Russia
When: April 9 2010
Who: 18 aboard, 7 fatalities
Why: After an avalanche, the bodies of 7 German tourists aboard a helicopter have been recovered. Two survivors (the captain and one tourist) have been taken to a medical center and search is ongoing for the rest of those aboard. Inhospitable mountainous terrain is impeding the search

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