Search underway for Iranian president following apparent helicopter crash

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi apparently crashed amid foggy conditions. A search is underway for the president and several other government officials who were onboard. Ian Lee reports.

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[joeymellin]

who ever made the call it was ok to fly in that fog, thank you..

[Mikheno]

Such a shame. Hope the helicopter isn't damaged too much.

[Shineon]

….And the women of Iran say, “YES!!!” 🎉🙏🏻💥🎊🤗

[beqt]

0:42 helicopter crashed thanks to that dam project.

[MannyDer]

somebody would have to care in order to look. Nobody is looking.
Kobe

[BrokenBarBox]

That’s weird….you would think they would make service and maintenance of this man’s helicopter a priority……

[teamabgaming]

Moved to tears 😢😢😢RIP sir u will always remain and alive in our hearts and there will also be brought up a lot of brave people like u.lots of love from pakistan😢

[oesqcjf]

Under way is two words. You should know this.

[mrcmid]

I am Iranian and i approve this message.

[r.williamcomm]

Pilot says “Hey! What’s that mountain goat doing up here in a cloud bank?”
- Far Side Cartoon by Gary Larson

[lipozrljohnson]

What’s the search for? It’s dust and dirt now.

[E]

and why such high officials were without any security squads hoppers???

[bobellis]

How do they know it was a hard landing lol really

[E]

How a copter could crashed in fog ? could somebody explain????its not a car running on road ???

[sundager]

Fog OK, well I hope the mountain and the helicopter makes a speedy recovery

[johnsmith-ifyc]

I weep for this tragedy, think of the innocents killed today, all those poor trees, weeds and insects KILLED

[guitdoc]

Biden will probably send help to find him.

[katiepena]

Why was he brief, what’s he going to do?🤷‍♂️

[jojopuppyfish]

That thickness of the fog looks very similar to the one that contributed to the death of Kobe Bryant's helicopter. BTW the day Kobe died, local residents in LA said that was the thickest they've ever seen the fog.

[esa]

They need to invest in It's all terrain vehicles. It's borderlineing stupid not to have them already