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Rivers crash: Minister dispatches helicopter to transport 4th victim’s body

Following the recent crash of a helicopter near Bonny Finima to a designated facility of Rivers State, the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo has dispatched a plane to transport the body of the fourth victim.

The fourth victim’s body was recovered and identified on Sunday by the NSIB.

The victim’s body was identified by a matching T-shirt worn to the description provided.

However, Keyamo in a post on X said although it took time, photographic evidence confirmed the identity as the fourth victim.

He added that arrangements had been made with Eastwind Aviation for an air ambulance to transport the body on Monday.

The minister also noted that Antan Security had informed the Port Harcourt Marine Police to prepare for the arrival of the body.

He said, “07: 00 AM: Survey operations commenced, and divers entered the water to begin underwater search and recovery efforts.

“4:20 PM: A helicopter was dispatched to retrieve the fourth recovered body, which was transported to a designated facility

“5:30 PM: Search and rescue operations were suspended for the day due to diminishing light, with plans to resume at first light tomorrow,” the minister said.

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