Armenian embassy in Russia confirms deaths of 4 citizens in Istra

The embassy of Armenia in Russia has confirmed the deaths of four citizens of the country, including two children, as the result of a collision between a helicopter and a Cessna-206 seaplane over the Istrinskoye Reservoir near Moscow, the press-service of the Embassy of Armenia in Russia said.

"Regarding the Armenian citizens, it is currently known that 26-year-old Paruyr Manukyan (whose body is not yet found), 25-year-old Larisa Manukyan, 10-year-old Ophelia Gelchyan born in 2005, as well as 8-year old Eric Gelchyan died in the plane crash," RIA Novosti cited the embassy as saying.