Body of one of pilots of helicopter that crashed in Türkiye found

The body of one of the pilots of a helicopter that crashed while fighting a forest fire in the Turkish province of Izmir has been found, Report informs via the Anadolu Agency.

A helicopter with four pilots on board crashed while taking on water at the Takhtali dam. The search for the others continues.

A team of 10 police officers, coast guards, the Turkish Government's Emergency Prevention and Disaster Management Agency (AFAD) and other services were involved in the search.

Kyrgyz media, citing the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Türkiye Ruslan Kazakbaev, report that three of the pilots are Kyrgyzstanis. They had arrived in Türkiye to work under a contract for two months.

Kazakbaev noted that one of the pilots, Erkin Isabekov, managed to swim to the shore, where rescuers found him. He is hospitalized.