Rescuers have suspended aerial searches for the missing An-2 aircraft in Russia's Kamchatka due to heavy snow, low and dense clouds, Report informs via Russian media.
Rescuers will continue searching using snowmobiles. They are now heading towards the location where the An-2 disappeared from radar.
The light An-2 aircraft disappeared from radar in Kamchatka on the morning of December 19, and a rescue operation began.
The aircraft, belonging to Fair Avia company, was carrying out commercial cargo transportation on the Milkovo - Ossora route.
According to preliminary data, an emergency sensor was activated at an altitude of 700 meters.