European Commission activates satellite mapping to assist with search
The European Commission is activating satellite mapping service to aid search efforts, following a request for assistance from Iran, the European commissioner for crisis management said.
The European Commission’s Copernicus Emergency Management Service provides mapping products based on satellite imagery.
Crisis management commissioner Janez Lenarcic said on X that the service was activating its “rapid response mapping service in view of the helicopter accident”.
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Bell 212: The missing helicopter carrying Iran’s president
Images and videos have confirmed that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions were riding a US-manufactured Bell 212 helicopter.
The two-blade aircraft is a medium-sized helicopter that has a 15-seat capacity, with one pilot and fourteen passengers.
It is unclear how many people are on Raisi’s helicopter, including flight crew and potential security personnel.
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