Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi Killed in Helicopter Accident: What Caused the Crash?

State media in Iran reported this Iranian president Ebrahim Raisithe country’s foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, and several other people were killed in a helicopter crash.

Helicopter carrying Raisi crashes in foggy mountainous region

On Sunday it became known that the helicopter in which they had flown come down in a mountainous region in the northwest of the country. The incident was initially said to have occurred near the town of Jolfa and the border with Azerbaijan, but later state television reports suggested that the tragedy actually occurred further east, near the village of Uzi.

Although No immediate cause of the accident was giventhe area where the remains of the helicopter were found often covered by thick fog, which may have contributed to the crash. This made search and rescue operations much more difficult.

No official confirmation of Raisi’s death, but “no signs of life”

A Turkish drone first identified the crash site, to which rescue workers rushed immediately after the accident was reported.

After a long search for difficult weather, media in Iran reported it Doctors found “no signs of life”. and that The entire cabin of the helicopter was completely burned, and some bodies were burned beyond recognition.

Iran has yet to officially confirm the death of 63-year-old Raisialthough tributes to the president and Amirabdollahian, as well as messages of condolence, have already been sent.