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| The six men who lost their lives in a helicopter crash over Morecombe Bay died of multiple injuries, post-mortem examinations have revealed. | The six men who lost their lives in a helicopter crash over Morecombe Bay died of multiple injuries, post-mortem examinations have revealed. |
| The bodies of two pilots and four gas rig workers were found within hours of the crash in Lancashire last Wednesday. | The bodies of two pilots and four gas rig workers were found within hours of the crash in Lancashire last Wednesday. |
| The post-mortem examinations showed their injuries were consistent with having been in a helicopter crash. | The post-mortem examinations showed their injuries were consistent with having been in a helicopter crash. |
| Police said the search for another missing passenger will resume when the weather improves. | Police said the search for another missing passenger will resume when the weather improves. |
| The Eurocopter AS365N helicopter, had taken off from Blackpool Airport and was on a routine flight between rigs for gas firm Centrica when it crashed into the sea 25 miles off the coast on Wednesday evening. | The Eurocopter AS365N helicopter, had taken off from Blackpool Airport and was on a routine flight between rigs for gas firm Centrica when it crashed into the sea 25 miles off the coast on Wednesday evening. |
| No emergency call was received before it crashed 500 yards away from the third rig. The AAIB launched an inquiry into the incident, the cause of which is not yet known. | No emergency call was received before it crashed 500 yards away from the third rig. The AAIB launched an inquiry into the incident, the cause of which is not yet known. |
| Investigation | Investigation |
| The six men confirmed dead include Centrica-employed rig workers Robert Warburton, 60, from Heysham, Leslie Ahmed, 48, from South Shields, Jakie Shaw, 51, from Fife, and Alfred Neasham, 57, from Durham. | |
| Pilots Stephen Potton, 51, from Blackpool and Simon Foddering, 33, from Preston, also died. | Pilots Stephen Potton, 51, from Blackpool and Simon Foddering, 33, from Preston, also died. |
| A search for the body of Keith Smith, 57, from Stockton-on-Tees, was called off on Thursday. | A search for the body of Keith Smith, 57, from Stockton-on-Tees, was called off on Thursday. |
| Police said the search will begin again when conditions off the Lancashire coast, which has seen gale force winds, improves. | Police said the search will begin again when conditions off the Lancashire coast, which has seen gale force winds, improves. |
| Search teams will also be looking for the helicopter's flight recorder as part of the investigation into the crash. | Search teams will also be looking for the helicopter's flight recorder as part of the investigation into the crash. |
| Supt Kevin Toole, of Lancashire Police, said: "In the coming days when the weather improves a survey vessel and rescue boat will resume the search for the missing passenger and debris, especially the flight recorder box." | Supt Kevin Toole, of Lancashire Police, said: "In the coming days when the weather improves a survey vessel and rescue boat will resume the search for the missing passenger and debris, especially the flight recorder box." |
| An inquest into the deaths of the six men was opened and adjourned on Tuesday. | An inquest into the deaths of the six men was opened and adjourned on Tuesday. |