Missing Russian Helicopter Found in Arctic Ocean

A joint Norwegian and Russian search team found the wreckage of a crashed Russian helicopter off the coast of Svalbard, Norway, on Sunday, October 30.

The helicopter operated by Russian mining company Arktikugol disappeared with its eight passengers on October 26 while on a flight from the Barentsburg, on Norway’s Svalbard, to Pyramiden. Norway’s rescue coordination centre said in a statement that the helicopter was found at a depth of 690 feet around one mile northeast of Heerodden. Credit: Russian Emergency Situations Ministry via Storyful