The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has revealed that a fourth body from the helicopter crash in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has been recovered.
The development was confirmed by the spokesperson of the NSIB, Bimbo Oladeji, in a statement she issued on Sunday to the media.
Oladeji said: “A floating body was retrieved from the water and was escorted by the Cameroonian Navy to NUIMS Antan, for safe transit through their territorial waters.
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“Field operations identified the body by confirming the T-shirt worn matched the description provided.
“Although it took time, photographic evidence confirmed the identity as the fourth victim.”
The Eagle Online recalls that the helicopter, with registration: 5NBQG, operated by East Wind Aviation and engaged by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, crashed on Thursday into the Atlantic Ocean at 11:22am.
There were eight passengers onboard the chopper, which took off from the Port Harcourt Military Base and headed for FPSO-NUIMS ANTAN oil rig.
Before now, three bodies had been recovered.
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