The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) reported that there is still no sign of the three missing individuals or the debris from the helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.
NSIB revealed this in a statement on Saturday, 48 hours after the incident.
The statement was signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Bimbo Oladeji.
Oladeji confirmed that “as at 07:30 am, local time, rescue teams resumed search operations in line with global best practices,” but left the scene same day without finding anything.
According to the Bureau, the search area was expanded as part of ongoing efforts to locate debris or signs of survivors.
A Sikorsky SK76 helicopter with registration number 5NBQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation, crashed on its way to the FPSO – NUIMS ANTAN on Thursday.
There were reportedly eight persons on board – six passengers and two crew members.
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