Four die in helicopter crash off Scottish coast
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Four people were killed when a helicopter carrying oil workers crashed into the sea off Scotland's Shetland islands, the fourth incident in the area involving different models of the widely used aircraft in just over four years.
The Super Puma L2, made by Eurocopter, was carrying 16 passengers and two crew members, and was operated by CHC Helicopter for France's Total CHC said.
The helicopter lost contact with air traffic control and crashed into the sea as it approached Sumburgh airport, on the coast of Shetland, a cluster of islands more than 100 miles (160 km) off the northeastern tip of mainland Scotland, on Friday.
Scottish police said three bodies had been recovered and work was under way to recover the body of the fourth. Sky News said the fourth body was in the wreckage. All those killed - three men and one woman - were passengers.
During a news conference in Aberdeen on Saturday, Assistant Chief Constable of Poli
Four people were killed when a helicopter carrying oil workers crashed into the sea off Scotland's Shetland islands, the fourth incident in the area involving different models of the widely used aircraft in just over four years.
The Super Puma L2, made by Eurocopter, was carrying 16 passengers and two crew members, and was operated by CHC Helicopter for France's Total CHC said.
The helicopter lost contact with air traffic control and crashed into the sea as it approached Sumburgh airport, on the coast of Shetland, a cluster of islands more than 100 miles (160 km) off the northeastern tip of mainland Scotland, on Friday.
Scottish police said three bodies had been recovered and work was under way to recover the body of the fourth. Sky News said the fourth body was in the wreckage. All those killed - three men and one woman - were passengers.
During a news conference in Aberdeen on Saturday, Assistant Chief Constable of Poli