Report says crash site of missing Lao helicopter found
BANGKOK (AP) — Search teams in Laos have located the crash site of a Soviet-made Mi-7 Lao military helicopter that went missing this week with 23 people on board, the Southeast Asian country's state-run news agency reported Wednesday.
The aircraft crashed Monday in the Thasi area, near the border between Borikhamxay and Xaysomboun provinces, the Lao News Agency said. The brief report, citing the Ministry of National Defense, did not say anything about the fate of the four crew members and 19 passengers who were aboard the helicopter, adding only that "many details remain unknown.