A helicopter believed to be carrying a wealthy Chelsea FC supporter has been reported missing after taking off from Liverpool on Tuesday night.
Rescue services searching for a missing helicopter, believed to be carrying a wealthy Chelsea FC supporter, have found a crash site in Cambridgeshire.
Police are looking for wreckage west of Peterborough after the aircraft carrying Phillip Carter and three other people disappeared from radar screens.
Police said wreckage has been found between Wansford and Duddington, west of Peterborough, but there are no details of any casualties.
Mr Carter is the founder of firm Carter & Carter and was at Chelsea's Champions League game against Liverpool.
The missing aircraft was carrying Phillip Carter and three other people from a European Cup tie.
A spokeswoman said Mr Carter, the pilot and up to three passengers were aboard.
Mr Carter, founder of firm Carter & Carter, was at the game in Liverpool.
She said: "At this moment we are praying and hoping for the best.
A company spokeswoman said Mr Carter, the pilot and up to three passengers were aboard.
"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."
Poor visibility
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 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.
One of the helicopters searching west of Peterborough
The helicopter was due to land in Thornhaugh, west of Peterborough, where Mr Carter lives.
The helicopter was due to land in Thornhaugh, west of Peterborough, where Mr Carter lives.
Search and rescue helicopters, one from RAF Leconfield in Yorkshire and the other based at Wattisham in Suffolk, are scouring an area south west of RAF Wittering between Peterborough and Stamford.
Search and rescue helicopters, one from RAF Leconfield in Yorkshire and the other based at Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk, have been searching an area south west of RAF Wittering between Peterborough and Stamford.
According to Civil Aviation Authority records, he is the joint owner of a twin-engined helicopter registered to his home address.
According to Civil Aviation Authority records, Mr Carter is the joint owner of a twin-engined helicopter registered to his home address.
Carter & Carter specialises in vocational training, employs more than 500 people and is based in Nottingham.
Carter & Carter specialises in vocational training, employs more than 500 people and is based in Nottingham.
Cambridgeshire Police said a search for the missing aircraft had resumed on Wednesday morning after being called off earlier because of poor visibility.
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesman: said: "The helicopter is thought to have disappeared from radar screens shortly after 0030 BST.
A 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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