TEHRAN: The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) reports that no survivors have been found at the crash site of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter in northwest Iran.
According to IRNA, Pir-Hossein Kolivand stated early on Monday in an interview, “No trace of survivors has been seen after the discovery of the site of the crashed helicopter.”
Kolivand revealed earlier in the day that the crash site involving President Raisi and senior officials had been found after hours of extensive search in a mountainous region of East Azerbaijan province.
President Raisi’s helicopter crashed Sunday afternoon in the Varzaqan region while returning from a ceremony to inaugurate a dam on Iran’s border with the Republic of Azerbaijan, with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and several others onboard.