The semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted a report by the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces stating that a senior investigation committee, comprising experts and technicians, arrived at the crash site on Monday morning following the incident.
IRCS Chief Pir-Hossein Kolivand stated that the wreckage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter has been located, and volunteers are en route to the site
Mehr news agency reported today that the Iranian president, foreign minister, and other occupants of the helicopter, including East Azerbaijan Province Governor Malek Rahmati, have been declared "martyred".
Rescuers found the wreckage of a helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in northwest Iran, with no signs of life detected. The crash follows Iran's recent drone-and-missile attack on Israel and ongoing mass protests.