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| One rescued in rescue helicopter hunt | |
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| One of four crew members from a missing coastguard helicopter has been rescued off the west coast of the Republic of Ireland. | |
| The man is understood to be in a critical condition. | |
| Those on board lost contact at about 01:00 local time on Tuesday. | Those on board lost contact at about 01:00 local time on Tuesday. |
| Debris has been spotted in the water and a search by helicopters, an Aer Corps plane and local fishing boats is focusing six miles to the west of Black Sod in County Mayo. | |
| The aircraft was providing cover for another coastguard helicopter on a mission when contact was lost. | The aircraft was providing cover for another coastguard helicopter on a mission when contact was lost. |
| 'Rescue family' hit hard | |
| The Irish coastguard's Sligo-based helicopter had been responding to a distress call from a crewman in need of medical attention on a UK fishing vessel. | The Irish coastguard's Sligo-based helicopter had been responding to a distress call from a crewman in need of medical attention on a UK fishing vessel. |
| A second coastguard helicopter from Dublin, R116, had been assisting in the operation, about 150km west of Eagle Island, when it went missing. | A second coastguard helicopter from Dublin, R116, had been assisting in the operation, about 150km west of Eagle Island, when it went missing. |
| Conditions were described as good when the two pilots, a winch man and a winch operator lost contact on their final approach to a refuelling depot. | |
| Declan Geoghegan from the Irish Coast Guard said the accident had hit the "rescue family" hard. | |
| "The Shannon-based helicopter spotted some debris in the water and the latest we have is that one crew member has been recovered in a critical condition," Mr Geoghegan told BBC Radio Foyle. | |
| "We don't know what happened and obviously there will be an air accident investigation into it. | |
| "We'll continue to search for the missing crew members until such time as we have recovered them and the flight recorder." | |
| The Irish Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport expressed concern for the missing crew and their families. | The Irish Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport expressed concern for the missing crew and their families. |
| "As the search for the Dublin-based helicopter R116 is currently under way I would like to express my sincere support and sympathies for all those involved," said Shane Ross. | "As the search for the Dublin-based helicopter R116 is currently under way I would like to express my sincere support and sympathies for all those involved," said Shane Ross. |