Navy, Marine Police Begin Search For Bodies Of Victims, Crashed Aircraft Wreckage
Police said the ATR-42 wreckage remains underwater as crews await heavier equipment to recover bodies and debris.
- A Nigerian Air Force AT-42 Aircraft crashed into a swampy area in Igbokoda, Ondo State, on Monday morning, killing all 25 people on board; much of the wreckage remains submerged more than 24 hours later.
- Commissioner of Police Felix Ohagwu stated that the difficult terrain of creeks and mangroves has impeded recovery efforts, with only canoes able to access the crash site.
- Authorities are awaiting heavy machinery from the National Emergency Management Agency to extract the submerged wreckage, while military personnel have cordoned off the site about 500 metres east of the Naval Base.
- Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, expressed profound condolences to the bereaved families and directed a comprehensive investigation into the accident circumstances.
- On Tuesday, officials from NEMA and the Red Cross arrived at the Forward Operating Base as residents continue to gather near the riverbank observing the ongoing rescue operation.
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Military Aircraft Crash: 'We are still expecting heavy equipment to lift the wreckage' - Police Commissioner
"Most of the heavy technical support needed are being awaited. Most of the scene have been calmed down. We are still expecting a bigger machine to be able to pull the wreckage from the water."
Ondo air crash: Wreckage of aircraft difficult to remove
The Ondo State Police Commissioner says efforts to remove the wreckage of a crashed military aircraft are difficult due to the swampy terrain in Igbokoda. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-air-crash-wreckage-of-aircraft-difficult-to-remove-cp/
Difficult terrain stalls evacuation of victims 24 hours after Ondo plane crash
By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — Evacuation of victims of the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been stalled by the swampy and inaccessible terrain where the aircraft went down. Twenty-four hours after the incident, emergency responders were still battling to retrieve the wreckage […]
Navy, Marine Police Begin Search For Bodies Of Victims, Crashed Aircraft Wreckage
The development followed the crash of a Nigerian Air Force plane conveying 25 persons consisting of 20 passengers and five crew members, at a swampy area not far from the Naval base in Igbokoda, at about nine in the morning on Monday.
Swamp impedes NAF crash recovery, aircraft still submerged – Police give update
The Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Felix Ohagwu, has described the rescue operation at the site of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crash as challenging. According to Ohagwu, the aircraft remains deeply submerged in the swampy waters of Igbokoda, headquarters of Ilaje Local Council Area, more than 24 hours after the incident, with […] Swamp impedes NAF crash recovery, aircraft still submerged – Police give update
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