17/09/2014

Two Confirmed Dead In East Yorkshire Helicopter Crash

It has been confirmed that two men died in a helicopter crash off the East Yorkshire coast on Tuesday afternoon.

The Bell JetRanger crashed at about 13:40 yesterday near Selwick Bay, Flamborough.

It is understood that the aircraft was on its way to refuel at Humberside Airport, during a flight from West Lothian to Nottinghamshire.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it would not go into detail about its operation to recover the wreckage, but did confirm the bodies of two men were recovered on Tuesday evening.

(MH/IT)

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