“There were 3 crew members and 20 employees of Avialesookhrana on board,” the Eastern Interregional Investigation Department for Transport of the Russian Investigative Committee said.

It is noted that the state of their health is specified.

Earlier it was reported that the An-26 aircraft was sent to help the Mi-8 in the Aldan region of Yakutia.

A criminal case has been initiated on the fact of the emergency landing of the Mi-8 helicopter in Yakutia.