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| More helicopter bodies recovered | |
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| Seven more bodies have been found inside the fuselage of the helicopter that crashed into the North Sea, killing all 16 men on board. | Seven more bodies have been found inside the fuselage of the helicopter that crashed into the North Sea, killing all 16 men on board. |
| The wreckage of the Super Puma was found on the sea bed by the Bibby Topaz salvage vessel. | The wreckage of the Super Puma was found on the sea bed by the Bibby Topaz salvage vessel. |
| The discovery brings the total number of bodies recovered to 15. Specialist divers are continuing to search for the last missing body. | The discovery brings the total number of bodies recovered to 15. Specialist divers are continuing to search for the last missing body. |
| The helicopter crashed off the Aberdeenshire coast on Wednesday. | The helicopter crashed off the Aberdeenshire coast on Wednesday. |
| Grampian Police said they believed two of the recovered bodies were the pilot and co-pilot, Paul Burnham and Richard Menzies. | Grampian Police said they believed two of the recovered bodies were the pilot and co-pilot, Paul Burnham and Richard Menzies. |
| A spokesman for the force confirmed: "As a result of the ongoing effort, seven of the remaining eight victims have been recovered by divers onto a vessel at the scene. | A spokesman for the force confirmed: "As a result of the ongoing effort, seven of the remaining eight victims have been recovered by divers onto a vessel at the scene. |
| "Families of all the victims have been informed of the current situation. | "Families of all the victims have been informed of the current situation. |
| "The search operation for the last remaining body continues." | "The search operation for the last remaining body continues." |
| It was not yet known when the bodies would be taken ashore. | |
| The helicopter was said to be lying about 100m under the surface. | |
| Diving teams had been working at the scene since Saturday afternoon trying to locate the wreckage and the cockpit voice and data recorder. | Diving teams had been working at the scene since Saturday afternoon trying to locate the wreckage and the cockpit voice and data recorder. |
| Grampian Police said on Saturday night that they had identified all eight of the bodies which had been recovered by that stage. | Grampian Police said on Saturday night that they had identified all eight of the bodies which had been recovered by that stage. |