THREE bodies have been recovered while search operations were ongoing as a helicopter, Sikorsky SK76 with registration 5NBQG, which is said to be carrying 8 persons and operated by East Wind Aviation, crashed into the waters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday morning.
This was revealed by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Odutayo Oluseyi.
The minister also noted that the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has been notified and emergency response teams were immediately activated, and search and rescue operations were ongoing with the support of the Nigerian Search and Rescue Unit of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
Credit: Leadership Newspaper
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