Turkish journalist still missing in helicopter crash killing five
Güncelleme Tarihi:
Rescue workers are continuing the search for a Turkish journalist who is still missing after Wednesday's helicopter crash that killed five people, including the leader of a far-right political party.
A chopper carrying Muhsin Yazicioglu, 55, the leader of the small opposition Great Unity Party (BBP), crashed in a snowy mountainous region in the southeastern
The authorities said searchers had recovered the bodies of Yazicioglu, three BBP executives and the pilot of the helicopter nearly two days after the crash, and were still searching for Ilhas News Agency (IHA) reporter Ismail Gunes.
Gunes made an anguished phone call from the crash site shortly after the accident, saying he was wedged in the wreckage with a badly broken foot and was freezing. He said some of the other passengers appeared to be dead, and that his cell phone battery was running out. Â
The government earlier said all six people aboard the helicopter that crashed on a mountaintop in bad weather were confirmed dead.
Yazicioglu will be laid to rest in
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