Raisi's body recovery operation in the pictures

The bodies of Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who were killed in a helicopter crash, have been recovered. With this, the search operation in the incident of the helicopter crash has also ended. The Iranian Red Crescent Society reported the information on Monday (May 20).

The crashed helicopter carrying Risi was a US-made Bell-212 model. According to the BBC, the United States has not sold any such helicopters to Iran since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. As such, the aircraft is at least 45 years old.

The rescue operation was hampered by hostile weather despite 'locating' the helicopter

carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi. Due to which it took more than 18 hours to recover the body of Ibrahim Raisi.

On Sunday (May 19) the helicopter crashed near Zolfa area of East Azerbaijan province of Iran. Iran's President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and some senior officials of the country were in the helicopter. In this incident, the president of Iran, the foreign minister and all the passengers were killed.

It is known that the helicopter carrying Ibrahim Raisi was going to Tabriz, the capital

of East Azerbaijan province, after the inauguration of a reservoir project in Azerbaijan.

Immediately after the accident, 40 teams participated in the rescue of the President and his companions. Turkey and Russia also participated in the rescue operation.