Search Goes On For Military Helicopter Lost For Days In Amazon Rain Forest
January 04 2017
A search continuing for a Venezuelan helicopter that went missing in the jungle on Dec. 30, reports Reuters.
The Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter disappeared over the Amazon jungle with 13 on board, say defense authorities.
The aircraft was carrying four crew, four local indigenous inhabitants and five military personnel to relieve colleagues at a post in the area.
As of Tuesday, army rescuers, supported by local indigenous communities, were searching the densely forested...
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