A helicopter believed to be carrying a wealthy Chelsea FC supporter has been reported missing after taking off from Liverpool on Tuesday night.
A helicopter believed to be carrying a wealthy Chelsea FC supporter has been reported missing after taking off from Liverpool on Tuesday night.
Police were looking for wreckage north of Peterborough after the aircraft carrying Phillip Carter and three other people disappeared from radar screens.
Police are looking for wreckage west of Peterborough after the aircraft carrying Phillip Carter and three other people disappeared from radar screens.
Mr Carter is the founder of training company Carter & Carter.
Mr Carter is the founder of firm Carter & Carter and was at Chelsea's Champions League game against Liverpool.
Company spokeswoman Faye Adkin said the helicopter was carrying Mr Carter, the pilot and two or three passengers.
A spokeswoman said Mr Carter, the pilot and up to three passengers were aboard.
She said: "At this moment we are praying and hoping for the best.
She said: "At this moment we are praying and hoping for the best.
"Phillip Carter was returning from the Liverpool football match. We have not had any reported sightings at the moment.
"Phillip Carter was returning from the Liverpool football match. We have not had any reported sightings at the moment.
"We do not know where he and his passengers are. There have been reports that the helicopter has come down but we cannot confirm anything."
"We do not know where he and his passengers are. There have been reports that the helicopter has come down but we cannot confirm anything."
Disappeared from screens
Poor visibility
The aircraft took off from John Lennon Airport, Merseyside, at 2300 BST on Tuesday and the last contact was made with it just under two hours later.
The Twin Squirrel aircraft took off from John Lennon Airport, Merseyside, at 2300 BST on Tuesday and the last contact was made with it just under two hours later.
The helicopter was carrying four people to Thornhaugh, west of Peterborough.
The helicopter was due to land in Thornhaugh, west of Peterborough.
Cambridgeshire Police said a search had resumed after an earlier operation was called off because of poor visibility.
Cambridgeshire Police said a search for it had resumed on Wednesday morning after being called off earlier because of poor visibility.
Helicopters and police search teams have returned to scour an area north of Peterborough.
A spokeswoman said: "The helicopter is thought to have disappeared from radar screens shortly after 0030 BST.
A Cambridgeshire Police spokeswoman said: "The helicopter is thought to have disappeared from radar screens shortly after 0030 BST.
"It is thought to have been somewhere near the Leicestershire / Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire border when it vanished."
"It is thought to have been somewhere near the Leicestershire / Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire border when it vanished."
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