BREAKING: Three Persons Dead As A Sikorsky SK76 Helicopter Ditched into Port Harcourt Waters

By Stephen Asaba-ase

A Sikorsky SK76 with registration 5NBQG operated by East Wind Aviation, was on Port Harcourt Military Base (DNPM) to the Nuimantan oil rig

Congress learnt that three persons have been confirmed dead after the helicopter crash-land into the waters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The accident occurred at 11:22 am on Thursday, along the waterways in Port Harcourt.

Meanwhile, total of eight persons were on board, according to Odutayo Oluseyi, spokesman of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development.

The helicopter crash landed into the river close to Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean

However authorities have confirmed that rescue efforts have been carried out.