3 Rescue workers who were working at the site where a helicopter carrying Iranian President crashed reported dead

Three rescue workers who were working at the site where a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed have been found dead, according to local media. Their cause of death has not been established, but it is likely exposure.

Nigeria News 247 reported that the rescue teams were experiencing ‘difficult and complicated conditions’ in Iran; and were still unable to locate the President’s crashed helicopter. “Rescuers have not reached the crash site of a helicopter carrying Iran’s president and foreign minister“, according to an Iranian government spokesperson.

In a post on X, Ali Bahadori Jahromi said there was still no update on Ebrahim Raisi and Hossein Amirabdollahian condition. He said rescue teams were “experiencing difficult and complicated conditions“.

“It is the right of the people and the media to be aware of the latest news about the president’s helicopter accident, but according to the coordinates of the accident site and the weather conditions, there is “no” new news until now.”

However, Iranian state media later announced that a helicopter transporting President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister crashed on Sunday has been found by search teams.

According to the state-run IRNA news agency, there is no update yet on the condition of those on board.