An Iranian official stated that all passengers likely perished in the helicopter crash involving Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in the northeastern part of the country. He added, "The Iranian president's helicopter was completely burned in the crash." The Iranian official noted that hopes are dwindling of finding President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian alive after the helicopter they were on went down in a mountainous area under icy weather conditions. Iranian Red Crescent President Pirooz Hulevand told state television, "We can see the wreckage, and the situation does not look good." Anadolu Agency had previously reported that a Turkish drone, "Akinci," detected a heat source believed to be the wreckage of the Iranian president's aircraft and shared the coordinates of the crash site with Iranian authorities.
#Urgent Video: The moment the wreckage of the Iranian president's helicopter was found.
On May 20, 2024, Iranian Red Crescent President Pirooz Hulevand announced on Monday that the helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials had been found, indicating that the situation "is not good." Hulevand stated, "The helicopter has been located. We are now moving in its direction," adding, "the situation is not good." Furthermore, the Iranian state television announced on Monday that "there are no signs" of life in the wreckage of the helicopter that was transporting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials. The television noted that "upon finding the helicopter, there were no indications that the helicopter's occupants were alive."
