(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-06-11 19:13

BEIJING - The body of the last victim from a crashed quake relief helicopter in China was found after 12 days of search, military sources said Wednesday.

So far, the remains of all 18 persons aboard the helicopter, including five crew members and 13 civilians injured in the May 12 earthquake, have all been found at the crash site near the epicenter town of Yingxiu, the Sichuan military quake relief headquarters said.

On Tuesday, searchers discovered the wreckage of the chopper that crashed deep in the mountains on May 31 while ferrying people injured in the May 12 quake. The wreckage was spread over a wide area of deep vegetation.