CHENGDU -- Searchers have found the remains of the missing Chinese helicopter and people on board in the mountains near the quake epicenter town Yingxiu, according to a military source here Tuesday.

The debris of the downed Mi-171 helicopter was found in the bushes northwest of Yingxiu Township at 10:55 a.m. Tuesday. Militia and reservists mobilized by the Chengdu Military Area Command found the missing chopper.

A crew of five military personnel and 14 quake victims were all found dead. The helicopter was broken up with parts including the propeller, airframe and empennage found scattered in the bushes.

The Mi-171 military transport helicopter crashed at 2:56 p.m. on May 31 while transferring 14 injured local residents from the epicenter of the May 12 magnitude-8.0 quake in the southwestern Sichuan Province.

The helicopter, affiliated with the quake-relief troops of the Chengdu Military Area Command, was reported to have encountered strong turbulence and fog.