The deceased from a heart attack after the emergency landing of a helicopter in the Khabarovsk Territory was Colonel-General of the Russian FSB and former deputy director of the FSB, Interfax was told in the administration of the Tuguro-Chumikansky district.

Anatoly Yezhkov flew to the Amur River from Moscow.

Co-owner of the company "Soniko-Chumikan" Viktor Medvedev told the agency that he personally knew the general and flew to the scene of the accident to pick up people from the taiga.

"I know these guys and I was personally acquainted with General Yezhkov. This year he was to turn 72 years old. He flew for fishing, "- said the source of the agency. On board the helicopter was also a Khabarovsk businessman, he has a serious spinal injury. The third passenger was one of the co-owners of the production complex "Seryshevsky" Sergey Melnichenko.

Private helicopter "Gazelle 342" made an emergency landing on Monday night.