Helicopter crash in Caspian Sea kills 5 on board [UPDATE]

The Governor of Behshahr said that all five passengers on board were killed in a National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) helicopter whcih crashed in the Caspian sea on Sunday, IRNA reported.

Khalegh Sajjadi told IRNA that the dead bodies of three of the passengers were recovered by Red Crescent Society rescue teams.

He added that the search operation continues to recover the 2 other bodies.

A helicopter with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) crashed in the Caspian Sea early on Sunday.

Technical failure caused the crash after the helicopter with five on board took off on a mission to carry an injured person from an oil platform, Khaleq Sajjadi told IRNA.

10:12 (GMT+4) A helicopter with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) crashed in the Caspian Sea early on Sunday, governor of Behshahr in this northern Iranian province has announced, IRNA reported.

Technical failure caused the crash after the helicopter with five on board took off on a mission to carry an injured person from an oil platform, Khaleq Sajjadi told IRNA.

According to Sajjadi, the fate of the five is not clear yet.

Further information will be released later.