4 Armenians dead as helicopter and seaplane collide near Moscow

According to preliminary information, four Armenians have been killed in a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a Cessna-206 seaplane over the Istrinskoye Reservoir near Moscow, the press service of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and the Emergency Situations of Armenia said.

The victims are 8-year-old Eric and 10-year-old Ophelia Gelchyan, 25-year-old Larisa and 26-year-old Paruyr Manukyan. 

According to Lifenews, Mikhail Ermolchev was the seaplane's pilot and the helicopter pilot was Vadim Bukhtiyarov. Apart from him, Olga Bagrova, Elizaveta and Mamed Rezaev were on board, Novosti-Armenia reports.