Rescuers have suspended aerial searches for the missing An-2 aircraft in Russia's Kamchatka due to heavy snow, low and dense clouds

Rescuers will continue searching using snowmobiles. They are now heading towards the location where the An-2 disappeared from radar.

The light An-2 aircraft disappeared from radar in Kamchatka on the morning of December 19, and a rescue operation began.

The aircraft, belonging to Fair Avia company, was carrying out commercial cargo transportation on the Milkovo - Ossora route.

According to preliminary data, an emergency sensor was activated at an altitude of 700 meters.