Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, says two more bodies have been recovered from the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter that crashed in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Three persons were confirmed dead following the crash on Thursday.
Eight persons including six passengers and two crew members were on board the aircraft when the incident happened.
NSIB Director General, Alex Badeh said Barely a day after the crash, the NSIB said more bodies have been recovered while three more persons remain unaccounted for.
According to him, investigators are on their way to the scene of the accident, saying it would take days for the wreckage of the aircraft to be recovered.
He said priority is to recover the rest of the bodies there but there is a chance that some persons onboard the aircraft might be alive.
The helicopter, with registration 5N-BQG, operated by Eastwind Aviation, crashed one Kilometre away from its destination.
It was engaged by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited.
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