BREAKING: After Intense Operation of 12 Hours, Search Team Locates Iranian President Raisi's Chopper

New Delhi: After almost 12 hours of intense operation, search teams located helicopter of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday. A helicopter carrying Raisi, country's foreign minister and or officials apparently crashed in mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday, sparking a massive rescue operation in a fog-shrouded forest as public was urged to pray. 

Rescuers saw helicopter that was carrying Iran's president at a distance, reported AP. he of Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand, said rescue teams were reaching helicopter. He said y are seeing helicopter from some 2 kilometres away.

Iranian Red Crescent he highlighted that, according to videos from rescue teams, entire cabin of helicopter was significantly damaged and burned, ding that re were no signs of survivors on site.

Turkish Drone Locates Heat Source 

A Turkish drone has located a heat source in region where Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter h suffered hard landing. A Turkish drone Akinci has identfied a heat source in accident region, said reports. Reports said that heat source identified by Akinci UAV could possibly be wreckage of helicopter. coordinates have been shared with Iranian authorities. Iran has mobilised over 70 search teams to trace whereabouts of Raisi and or members on board helipcopter. 
 

(With AP inputs)