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Iran State TV Says ‘No Sign of Life’ at Helicopter Crash Site

Raisi was in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province to inaugurate dam
President’s entourage includes foreign minister, also missing

WATCH: Michael Heath reports on Iran’s rescue efforts to locate the country’s president, Ebrahim Raisi, after his helicopter crashed in dense fog on a trip back from the East Azerbaijan province.Source: Bloomberg

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By Arsalan Shahla

May 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM UTC

Updated on

May 20, 2024 at 3:10 AM UTC

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Iranian state television reported there was “no sign of life” at the crash site of a helicopter that was transporting President Ebrahim Raisi and went down in the northwest of the country.

Iranian emergency crews earlier located the site of the crash and reported seeing wreckage, state media said. The location is near Tavil village in northwest Iran.