The Minister of Roads’ account of the helicopter incident carrying President Rouhani
I was on the front helicopter with the President’s bodyguard and some others
Around 13:40, we realized that we had lost sight of the helicopter carrying President Rouhani
Everyone’s mobile phones were ringing but no one was answering
After landing at the Sungun Copper Mine, we grouped with the factory’s workshop vehicles and started the search operation
At least three satellites are needed to determine the exact location of a mobile phone, but there was one satellite nearby
We held a coordination meeting and our dear ones also came from Tehran. It was night and we utilized the drone capacity of Tabriz University’s private and environmental department. The weather was completely foggy, making drone observation difficult, except for the thermal drone, which performed poorly in that weather condition
