PHNOM PENH, July 29 (AP) – Wreckage of a Cambodian military helicopter that went missing more than two weeks ago with two pilots on board was found on a mountaintop on Monday, but no survivors have been identified so far, according to the Cambodian government and the state-run news agency.
A search flight found the wreckage of a Chinese-made Z-9 helicopter in the densely forested Cardamom Mountains in the southwestern province of Pursat, the defence ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page.
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Military rescue workers were sent to the crash site but the heavily forested area and poor weather conditions would make it difficult for them to reach them, the defence ministry said.
The ministry made no mention of bodies or survivors, but state news agency AKP quoted an unnamed defense official as saying the body of one of the pilots had been found and that rescue teams were planning to search for the other.
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The helicopter, carrying two pilots, was on a training flight and was flying in bad weather when it lost contact with Air Force Headquarters on July 12. An extensive search for the missing aircraft was launched the day after the incident.
Photos shared widely on social media on Monday showed the helicopter broken into several pieces and partially covered by leaves. The photos and their origins could not immediately be verified.
In 2014, another Chinese-made Z-9 helicopter crashed into a pond south of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, killing two generals who headed the air force’s helicopter unit and two pilots. (Associated Press)
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