7 local rescue forces disappeare in Dena Mountains

'Some footprints of the lost people have been observed by expert mountaineers and Hilal Ahmar (Red Crescent) rescue teams,' Deputy Governor General of Kohkiloyeh-Boyer Ahmad Province Aziz Fili told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Monday.

The group are told to have embarked on their trip without coordinating with the officilas.

Fili warned local people not to go to plane crash site without coordination.

Three choppers were also dispatched to the site today to search for the dead bodies of the victims.

An ATR passenger plane belonging to Aseman Airline crashed close to Semirom, south of Isfahan Province, on Sunday when it was flying from Tehran to Yassouj, southwestern Iran.

All 66 passengers and crew members on board the plane lost their lives in the incident.

Some 20 rescue teams have been stationed near the wreckage of the crashed plane to transport the dead bodies. It has been announced that 32 bodies have so far been spotted. The bodies will be transported to Yassouj, capital city of Kohkiloyeh-Boyer Ahmad Province for identification.

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