-Deborah Akinyosoye
Following the helicopter crash in Port Harcourt that involved eight persons, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, Friday, said the divers deployed to the scene are still searching for the remaining bodies.
Although three bodies, according to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, had been discovered yesterday, Keyamo, in a post on X, said divers were still looking for the remaining bodies.
Keyamo stated: “This is just to update the public that the divers deployed to the scene of the helicopter crash yesterday at the Atlantic Ocean, near Bonny Finima, off the coast of Calabar, during a routine flight are still at work to find the remaining bodies and the wreckage. The ministry will be making a more comprehensive press statement as soon as we achieve some breakthrough.”
Recall that Head Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, yesterday, stated: “The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has been notified and emergency response teams were immediately activated, and search and rescue operations are ongoing with the support of the Nigerian Search and Rescue Unit, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, the National Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, and other relevant agencies. Neighbouring aerodromes have also been notified for support.
“While no Emergency Locator Transmitter, ELT, the signal was received, manual efforts to plot the location of the accident are underway, and all available resources, including the military and low-flying aircraft, have been deployed to assist in locating and rescuing any survivor(s). So far, three bodies have been recovered.”