Helicopters search for 3 missing people at Ly Son beach

(Chinhphu.vn) - At noon on November 7, the Mi-17 helicopter of Air Force Regiment 930 (Division 372, Air Defense - Air Force) took off from Da Nang airport, flying to Ly Son sea (Quang Ngai province) to support the search for 3 missing people.

Mi-17 helicopters support the search for 3 missing people in Ly Son sea area.

Previously, on the afternoon of November 6, three people in Ly Son Special Zone were drifting at sea when storm No. 13 was making landfall. According to initial information, two people in Ly Son went out in a basket boat to rescue another person, but all three were drifting away. Authorities deployed search ships, but due to the darkness, bad weather, big waves, and strong winds, they were forced to temporarily suspend the rescue operation that evening. On the morning of November 7, authorities continued to deploy ships to search for the three people.

Quang Ngai province has sent a dispatch mobilizing Border Guard, Navy, and Coast Guard forces to coordinate in implementing emergency rescue measures.

Officers and soldiers of Air Force Regiment 930 search for 3 missing people.

Following the direction of the Ministry of National Defense and the Air Defense - Air Force, at noon on November 7, the Mi-17 helicopter of Regiment 930 departed on a search and rescue mission in the waters of Ly Son. The flight crew flew around the area where people were suspected to be missing and dropped relief goods including food and medicine to residential areas on the island.

Currently, authorities are still urgently coordinating and making efforts to search for 3 missing people in the Ly Son sea area.

Nhat Anh

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