Yesterday (12/08/15), a helicopter flying in from Port-Harcourt crashed into the Oworosoki end of the Lagos lagoon.
The management of Bristow Helicopters Limited, owners of the helicopter, today released a statement in which they promised to assist survivors and families of the dead victims.
The statement signed by Duncan Moore, the company’s regional Ddirector for Africa, reads:
“Our thoughts are with those affected by the unfortunate accident. We regret the loss of lives in the air crash and we are ready to assist them with our full resources. Our highest priority is to take care of our crew and clients and their family members and provide them with any assistance needed. Our personnel are currently working to confirm the number of people on board, their identities and the extent of any injury.
“The company is fully cooperating with Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, the Accident Investigation Burea and the Nigeria police. Preliminary information indicates that the aircraft carried 10 passengers and a crew of two, subject to confirmation. The company is in the process of collecting pertinent information and we will release more details as soon as it is available. At this time, the full resources of Bristow Helicopter’s incident response team are being mobilized.”
Meanwhile, the Accident Investigation Bureau has begun probe into the Bristow helicopter that went down into the lagoon in Lagos.
However, a source noted that the participation of the fishermen “is more effective than anything government agencies can do in this matter because they (local divers) know the terrain more than any other person.”