All Bodies Recovered from Russian Kamchatka Plane Crash Victims... Black Box Also Found

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] The bodies of all 28 victims of the passenger plane crash in Kamchatka, Russian Far East, have been recovered, and the passenger plane's black box, a clue to uncovering the cause of the crash, was also found at the site.

Contact lost with Russian aircraft carrying 28 passengers.
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According to foreign media, on the 8th (local time), Russian local authorities announced that they had recovered the bodies of 28 passengers at the crash site near Palana Airport in Kamchatka Krai, where the Antonov (An)-26 passenger plane crashed.

The passenger plane took off on the 6th from Yelizovo Airport in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with 28 people on board, including 22 passengers and 6 crew members.

The plane was scheduled to arrive in Palana but lost contact with the control center about 9 to 10 km from the destination. Later, the wreckage of the plane was found 3.8 km from the airport.

Vladimir Solodov, governor of Kamchatka Krai, announced on his Instagram account on the 9th that one of the passenger plane's black boxes had been found. It has not been revealed whether the contents of the black box are flight data or voice recordings.

Meanwhile, the Federal Investigative Committee is reportedly investigating the cause, considering various possibilities such as poor weather conditions at the time of the accident, aircraft equipment malfunction, and pilot error. The Kamchatka provincial government designated the 7th to 9th as 'Days of Mourning' to honor the victims, and Russian President Vladimir Putin also expressed his condolences.

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