Helicopter goes missing over Irish Sea with five people on board
Written by News on 30/03/2017
The Coastguard is searching for a helicopter which has gone missing over the Irish Sea with five people on board.
The operation was launched after the twin squirrel red helicopter went missing on Wednesday afternoon.
The privately owned helicopter is understood to have left Milton Keynes en route to Dublin.
The search operation – which was launched after radar contact was lost – is being coordinated in the Caernarfon Bay area of North Wales.
UK Coastguard duty commander Peter Davies said: "We have established a search plan between Caernarfon Bay and the shore of Dublin and currently have two coastguard helicopters searching the route.
"We are in the process of contacting all the vessels in the Irish Sea that were in the vicinity around midday and we are continuing Mayday broadcast action for any vessels currently in the area to contact us if they have any further information.
"At the moment we are appealing to these vessels and to the public that if they have seen a twin squirrel red helicopter to please contact 999 and ask for the Coastguard."
A spokesman for the Coastguard said the search was being hampered by poor weather conditions.
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