Update: 4 Bodies Found as Helicopter Crashes into Lagos Lagoon

About four bodies have been recovered in the helicopter crash that took place at the Oworonshoki end of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State, on Wednesday.

 According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) carrying out rescue efforts at the scene of the incident, as of 6.00 p.m., four bodies were recovered and brought out of the lagoon.

The helicopter belonging to Bristow Helicopters with 12 people on board, was said to be coming from one of the oil rigs in Escravos area of the Niger Delta and was said to be heading for Lagos Island when it went down around 3.p.m.

According to an eyewitness, the aircraft marked 5NBGD crashed at the back of Oworonsoki Police station after a loud bang was heard from the helicopter.

First respondents, the National Emergency Management Agency, its Lagos state counterparts, LASEMA, and policemen are said to have embarked on rescue operations.

According to Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Chijioke Nduka, Divisional Police Office, DPO, Oworonshoki, who led officers to the scene to rescue victims, there was a loud sound from the aircraft before the crash.

He said more officers including the Area Commander Ikeja Command, were at the scene assisting operatives of NEMA in the rescue operations.

To make rescue operations easier, routes to the site of the crash had been cordoned off hence gridlock on the Third Mainland.