"The pilots of both aircraft have been in touch," he said. 

According to emergency services, there are six people on board the helicopters, including four fishermen and two pilots. 

“Preliminarily, two groups of fishermen flew in Robinson R44 helicopters,” a spokesman for emergency services said.

According to him, the departure of both helicopters was authorized by the air traffic control service.

Earlier it was reported that the second private Robinson R44 helicopter did not get in touch in the Krasnoyarsk Territory at the scheduled time.