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| Wreckage of crashed helicopter R116 found off Mayo coast | Wreckage of crashed helicopter R116 found off Mayo coast |
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| The wreckage of Irish Coast Guard helicopter R116 has been found off the Mayo coast in the Republic of Ireland, officials have said. | |
| Four crew were on board the Sikorsky S92 when it crashed during a coastguard operation on 14 March. | |
| The 45-year-old pilot, Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, was recovered from the sea but died in hospital later that day. | The 45-year-old pilot, Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, was recovered from the sea but died in hospital later that day. |
| Search crews said they were "hopeful" the bodies of the three missing crew could be inside. | |
| The families of Captain Mark Duffy, winch operator Paul Ormsby and winchman Ciaran Smith have been informed of the latest development. | |
| The wreckage has been located about 60m off Blackrock island, and is lying on the seabed at a depth of about 40m, the Irish Coast Guard said. | |
| A remotely-operated vehicle was deployed in the search operation on Wednesday morning, eight days after the crash. | |
| However, it was not able to confirm if any bodies are inside the wreckage. | |
| The recovery operation will now take place, but search teams said they will have to take account of weather conditions. | |
| The location of the wreckage is close to where a signal from the helicopter's black box recorder was detected last week. | |
| Relatives of the crew are to visit the site later in an Irish naval ship. | |
| The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins and Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny joined hundreds of mourners at Capt Fitzpatrick's funeral on Saturday. | |
| Her sister told the funeral Mass that "God owes us, he owes us to bring home Dara's three colleagues who are still missing". |