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| Glasgow helicopter crash: firefighters begin removing wreckage from Clutha | Glasgow helicopter crash: firefighters begin removing wreckage from Clutha |
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| The Scottish fire brigade and accident investigators have begun the painstaking process of removing the wreckage of the helicopter from the Clutha bar, an operation that could take some time to complete. | The Scottish fire brigade and accident investigators have begun the painstaking process of removing the wreckage of the helicopter from the Clutha bar, an operation that could take some time to complete. |
| A mobile crane and large aerial platform were in use over the pub's roof as firefighters began taking out the Eurocopter's rotor blades, which had snapped off as the helicopter crashed through the roof at 10.25pm on Friday night. | A mobile crane and large aerial platform were in use over the pub's roof as firefighters began taking out the Eurocopter's rotor blades, which had snapped off as the helicopter crashed through the roof at 10.25pm on Friday night. |
| The deputy chief constable Rose Fitzpatrick said no further fatalities had been identified so far, adding that until the helicopter had been removed Police Scotland could not be certain whether more bodies or even a survivor might be found. | The deputy chief constable Rose Fitzpatrick said no further fatalities had been identified so far, adding that until the helicopter had been removed Police Scotland could not be certain whether more bodies or even a survivor might be found. |
| One further body was removed from the site on Sunday morning. Twelve people are still being treated in hospital with a variety of serious injuries. | One further body was removed from the site on Sunday morning. Twelve people are still being treated in hospital with a variety of serious injuries. |
| The only fatality officially named so far was Gary Arthur, 48, from the Paisley area. The Bond Air Services civilian helicopter pilot, already among the confirmed dead, has been named as David Traill, 51, and police on Sunday named the two police officers killed in the crash as Kirsty Nelis, 36, and Tony Collins, 43. | |
| The police are going through the delicate process of victim identification and notifying families. A fourth victim is thought to be John McGarrigle, 59, whose son, also named John, 38, was at scene on Saturday and said he was convinced his father had been sitting directly under the helicopter when it came down. But no official confirmation of his identity has been given. | The police are going through the delicate process of victim identification and notifying families. A fourth victim is thought to be John McGarrigle, 59, whose son, also named John, 38, was at scene on Saturday and said he was convinced his father had been sitting directly under the helicopter when it came down. But no official confirmation of his identity has been given. |
| Fitzpatrick said: "This is a painstaking process which we expect to take some time because we need to ensure the safety of the operation and all those members of the emergency services and investigators. | Fitzpatrick said: "This is a painstaking process which we expect to take some time because we need to ensure the safety of the operation and all those members of the emergency services and investigators. |
| "It is a difficult and complex operation and great care and sensitivity is required in order to preserve the integrity of the site, which is part of our investigation." | "It is a difficult and complex operation and great care and sensitivity is required in order to preserve the integrity of the site, which is part of our investigation." |
| Asked whether the police still believed survivors could be found at the site, which has already been searched by specialist search and rescue dogs, Fitzpatrick said: "Until we remove the helicopter, we can't be sure what we will find." | Asked whether the police still believed survivors could be found at the site, which has already been searched by specialist search and rescue dogs, Fitzpatrick said: "Until we remove the helicopter, we can't be sure what we will find." |
| Brian Docherty, chairman of the Scottish Police Federation, told BBC Radio Scotland that identifying and officially naming victims was a "very difficult balancing act", and took time to complete. | Brian Docherty, chairman of the Scottish Police Federation, told BBC Radio Scotland that identifying and officially naming victims was a "very difficult balancing act", and took time to complete. |
| "There are formal identification processes to follow, so unfortunately we have to make sure we follow due process or we could leave ourselves being criticised very heavily by the families who have unfortunately lost a loved one in this incident," he said. | "There are formal identification processes to follow, so unfortunately we have to make sure we follow due process or we could leave ourselves being criticised very heavily by the families who have unfortunately lost a loved one in this incident," he said. |
| The BBC reported that Arthur's daughter Chloe, 18, an under-19s player for the Scotland women's football team and Celtic women's team, had thanked the public for their thoughts. | The BBC reported that Arthur's daughter Chloe, 18, an under-19s player for the Scotland women's football team and Celtic women's team, had thanked the public for their thoughts. |
| "RIP dad. you'll always mean the world to me, I promise to do you proud, I love you with all my heart," she tweeted. "Thanks to everyone who has tweeted me, text me etc, means so much, I have the most amazing friends ever." | "RIP dad. you'll always mean the world to me, I promise to do you proud, I love you with all my heart," she tweeted. "Thanks to everyone who has tweeted me, text me etc, means so much, I have the most amazing friends ever." |
| Three people remain in intensive care in hospital, Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, has said. Their condition was serious but stable, he told the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme. Salmond said the total number of people in hospital was now 12. | Three people remain in intensive care in hospital, Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, has said. Their condition was serious but stable, he told the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme. Salmond said the total number of people in hospital was now 12. |
| Earlier on Sunday, Glaswegians gathered to pay their respects to victims of the disaster in a memorial service at the city's cathedral. Representatives of Scotland's political parties, the emergency services and the NHS joined worshippers to pray for those killed and injured. | Earlier on Sunday, Glaswegians gathered to pay their respects to victims of the disaster in a memorial service at the city's cathedral. Representatives of Scotland's political parties, the emergency services and the NHS joined worshippers to pray for those killed and injured. |
| Leading the service, Rev Dr Laurence Whitley paid tribute to the emergency services and members of the public who rushed to help trapped and wounded people inside the bar. He said: "We do not end this day in pain and loss. We stand defiant, and in our great and vibrant and irrepressible city we stand hand-in-hand to go forward into the light." | Leading the service, Rev Dr Laurence Whitley paid tribute to the emergency services and members of the public who rushed to help trapped and wounded people inside the bar. He said: "We do not end this day in pain and loss. We stand defiant, and in our great and vibrant and irrepressible city we stand hand-in-hand to go forward into the light." |
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