The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says two more bodies have been recovered from the Sikorsky SK76 helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Three persons were confirmed dead following the crash on Thursday. Eight persons were said to be on board the aircraft when the incident happened.
Barely a day after the crash, the NSIB said more bodies have been recovered while three more persons remain 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”.
He said, “The priority is to recover the rest of the bodies there” but there is a “chance” that some persons onboard the aircraft might be alive.
According to him, investigators are on their way to the scene of the accident, saying it would take days for a probe to be concluded. (Channels)