The initial report on the circumstances of the recent chopper crash that claimed the lives of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions was made public by the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces on Thursday.
A top inquiry committee made up of professionals, experts, and technicians arrived at the scene early on Monday morning in the wake of the disaster, according to a report from Iran’s Armed Forces’ General Staff, which was cited by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
The helicopter, according to the investigation, had not strayed from the flight path and had continued on its intended track the entire way.
The crash helicopter’s pilot had communicated with the president’s convoy’s other two helicopters approximately fifteen minutes prior to the mishap, according to the report.
The debris of the downed chopper did not contain any evidence of gunshots or similar objects, it said.
It reported the chopper caught fire after slamming into the mountain.
The report added that “at 5:00 a.m. local time on Monday (0130 GMT), with the assistance of drones, the exact location of the incident was identified.” It stated that “complications of the region, fog, and low temperature” had forced the search and rescue operations to continue until nightfall and then throughout the night.
It also stated that the watchtower’s interactions with the flying crew had raised no questionable matters.
It stated that more information would be released following additional research.
On Sunday, Raisi’s chopper crashed in hilly terrain while he and his group traveled to the province of East Azerbaijan.
The chopper also carried Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the Iranian Supreme Leader’s envoy to East Azarbaijan, and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
Raisi was buried on Thursday in his hometown of Mashhad, in the northeastern city dedicated to Imam Reza.
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