Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has reported that two additional bodies have been recovered from the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.
Gatekeepers News reports that the crash, which occurred on Thursday, initially resulted in the confirmation of three fatalities. At the time of the incident, there were eight individuals on board, consisting of six passengers and two crew members.
Following the crash, the NSIB indicated that further recovery efforts have located more bodies, while three individuals are still unaccounted for.
“We have recovered two more bodies, making it a total of five. There are three more down there that hopefully will be recovered today,” NSIB Director General, Alex Badeh, said on Friday’s edition of Channels Television’s breakfast show Sunrise Daily.
When asked if there are chances that none of those on board the aircraft survived the crash, Badeh said, “Unfortunately. this time, that is the working theory”.
