Helicopter with Russian biathlete missing in Kamchatka

There are three people on board the helicopter (file photo)
A photo: Razmik Zakarian © URA.RU

In Kamchatka, the Robinson helicopter stopped communicating, at the helm of which was the multiple world champion in biathlon among youths Igor Malinovsky. In addition to the biathlete, there are two more people on board.

“The helicopter took off from the Uzon valley and followed, according to preliminary data, to the village of Milkovo. At the appointed time, he did not get in touch. Preliminarily, there are three people on board,” TASS reports, citing its own sources.

The helicopter belongs to the Vzlet company, owned by Malinovsky’s father Vladimir. According to an unconfirmed version, the helicopter might make an emergency landing to wait out the bad weather. They will start looking for a helicopter following the night ends in Kamchatka.

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In Kamchatka, the Robinson helicopter stopped communicating, at the helm of which was the multiple world champion in biathlon among youths Igor Malinovsky. In addition to the biathlete, there are two more people on board. “The helicopter took off from the Uzon valley and followed, according to preliminary data, to the village of Milkovo. At the appointed time, he did not get in touch. Preliminarily, there are three people on board,” TASS reports, citing its own sources. The helicopter belongs to the Vzlet company, owned by Malinovsky’s father Vladimir. According to an unconfirmed version, the helicopter might make an emergency landing to wait out the bad weather. They will start looking for a helicopter following the night ends in Kamchatka.