More than 40 wounded  from the accident.

Puppy cuddled her, helping to keep her alive when she got lost in the Siberian taiga for 11 days and nights.

The Mi-8 with 25 passengers and a crew of three on board crash landed some 45 km into a flight, said early reports.

While in another incident bystanders shoot a cell phone film of a man drowning, not thinking to call the emergency services.

Sculpture of girl and her dog, whose story captivated the world, to be erected at Yakutsk Airport.

Honour in Yakutia to Karina Chikitova, who - at the age of 4 - survived 12 days and nights alone in the Siberian wilderness.

Girl walked 8 km all alone in minus 34C from remote family home to report her beloved grandmother's death, and beg help for blind grandfather.

Her dog saved her by caring for Karina for nine days then returning home and guiding rescuers to her.

Kissing and hugging to survive, hallucinations, fearing their 4 children would be orphans, giving up, cuddling in the Arctic snow to die...then a miracle.

The freighter Amurskaya disappeared in stormy weather on Sunday after sending Mayday signals which were picked up by coastguards.