Russian helicopter crew probably dead: Emergencies

On Friday, spokesman of emergency services informed that the crew of Russia's Ka-27 helicopter that crashed in Kamchatka have most likely died.

"It is highly likely that the entire crew were killed," the spokesman said.

There were five people on board.

Late on Thursday, the helicopter belonging to the Russian Federal Security Service's border department for the Eastern Arctic went missing and was later found 10 kilometres (6 miles) northwest of the settlement of Nikolayevka.