January 6, 2017 6:50 PM

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Venezuela helicopter crash survivors rescued after 6 days

Reports from Venezuela say search teams have found survivors in a military helicopter six days after it crashed in the country's Amazon region. Thirteen people, including civilians, were on board the Mi-17V-5 helicopter, which had disappeared last Thursday. Venezuela said that the military crew members were alive and will be transferred to the capital of Amazonas state, Puerto Ayacucho.<br/><br/>It is not clear whether the civilian passengers have survived the accident. The Governor of Amazonas state, Liborio Guarulla said that the helicopter was discovered by members of the Yecuana indigenous tribe. The helicopter was discovered on the slopes of the Cerro Duida, a table-top mountain in the south of Venezuela.

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