17 bodies found after Russian tourist helicopter crash

Rescuers in the Russian far-east have found no survivors in the wreckage of a helicopter that disappeared while carrying 22 people - most of them tourists.

The aircraft went missing on Saturday after taking off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka peninsula. Officials said on Sunday that 17 bodies had been found so far.

That area, a popular tourist destination, is famous for its active volcanoes. The cause of the crash in unclear.