“On July 1, at about 14:30 (08.30 Moscow time), the production and dispatch service of Polar Airlines received information from the crew of the Mi-8, which took off in the morning in search of the An-2 aircraft, about its discovery,” RIA Novosti quotes a statement.

It is noted that the plane is located on the side of a mountain in the Kobyaisky ulus, about 45 kilometers from the village of Sebyan-Kyuel.

Earlier, the Russian Emergencies Ministry announced the loss of the An-2 aircraft, which was on the Us Khatyn-Vertical flight in Yakutia.

According to preliminary data, there were three people on board the aircraft - two crew members and a passenger.

In addition, the plane was carrying a ton of cargo.

The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the disappearance of the An-2.