7 feared dead in air crash

Warsaw - A helicopter carrying seven Russian tourists and a Polish pilot crashed into a lake in northern Poland yesterday, killing…

Warsaw - A helicopter carrying seven Russian tourists and a Polish pilot crashed into a lake in northern Poland yesterday, killing at least two people, local police said.

Two bodies and one person with serious injuries were recovered from the icy waters of Lake Sniardwy in the Mazury region and rescuers said the chances of finding any more survivors were "scant".

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