17 people were found dead after an Mi-8 helicopter with 22 people aboard crashed in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula. According to officials, the helicopter went missing shortly after takeoff on August 31st, carrying 19 tourists and 3 crew. Rescuers spotted the remains of the helicopter the next day, in a hilly area at a height of 900 metres, close to the location where it went off the radar. The Mi-8 is a Soviet-designed military helicopter that is widely used for transport in Russia.