PHNOM PENH, Jul 23 (NNN-AKP) – The search for a missing military helicopter, with two people on board, in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, had entered its 10th day, a spokesperson said.
The chopper had lost contact with the air force headquarters, while flying over the densely forested Cardamom Mountain range, in Pursat and Koh Kong provinces, during a training flight on Jul 12, due to bad weather.
Gen. Chhum Socheat, secretary of state and spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence, said, rescuers have been relentlessly searching for the missing helicopter, as the weather has improved since Sunday.
“We hope to locate the missing helicopter soon,” he said.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, Gen. Tea Seiha, said that, the chopper has gone missing with two people on board – a pilot and an assistant.
“The helicopter was flying during a training mission and had got into difficulties, due to acute bad weather,” he said.– NNN-AKP
