Death toll in Russia’s Yakutia emergency plane landing rises to two

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MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/: Two people were killed in a crash landing of an An-2 aircraft on Friday near Lake Silyan-Kuel in Russia's Yakutia, the press service of the Emergencies Ministry's regional directorate informed.

Earlier reports informed of one killed and five injured.

"According to the latest information, there are two people killed. There were seven people on board. The aircraft carrying the injured will land in Yakutsk at around 21:20 (15:20 Moscow time). Psychologists are attending to the injured," the message by the ministry reads.

Earlier on Friday, the An-26 plane belonging to the Polar Airlines company found the landing site of the An-2 aircraft of the Aviaspektr company. The An-2 performed an emergency landing near Lake Silyan-Kuel, about 400 km from the departure point. Earlier reports suggested that only one person was injured.