Search and rescue teams have arrived at the site where a heat source was identified in the mountainous region of Iran's East Azerbaijan province, but have not yet located the crash site of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the semi-official news agency reported. Iranian Fars.
Authorities believe the location of the heat source could be linked to where the helicopter carrying nine people, including President Raisi and the country's foreign minister, crashed.
Search efforts continued overnight and throughout Monday (20) local time to locate the crash site under difficult weather conditions with dense fog and extreme cold.
The search at the site has been going on for more than 12 hours. However, the extreme cold and fog make the rescue operation very difficult.
More than 20 teams, including the Red Cross of Iran and Azerbaijan, the Iranian army and mountaineers are searching the area.
Source: CNN Brasil
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