A helicopter with five tourists was heading from the Dominican Republic, the resort of Puerto, to the city of La Romana and lost contact; according to preliminary information, the helicopter crashed on the seashore near the city of La Romana.
Minister of Civil Aviation reported that search and rescue operations have already begun, but so far there have been no results. The republic's air force is taking part in the operation, and medical helicopters with night vision devices and search lights have also taken off, Interfax reports.
Source: trn-news.ru