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The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has said there is no trace of three missing persons, as well as the debris of the helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.<\/p>\n
NSIB revealed this in a statement on Saturday, 48 hours after the incident.<\/p>\n
The statement was signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Bimbo Oladeji.<\/p>\n
Oladeji confirmed that \u201cas at 07:30 am, local time, rescue teams resumed search operations in line with global best practices,\u201d but left the scene same day without finding anything.<\/p>\n
According to the Bureau, the search area was expanded as part of ongoing efforts to locate debris or signs of survivors.<\/p>\n
A Sikorsky SK76 helicopter with registration number 5NBQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation, crashed on its way to the FPSO \u2013 NUIMS ANTAN on Thursday.<\/p>\n
There were reportedly eight persons on board \u2013 six passengers and two crew members.<\/p>\n
No trace of missing persons, aircraft 48 hours after Port Harcourt helicopter crash<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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