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Scottish Authorities Seek Clues to Copter Crash Scottish Authorities Seek Clues to Copter Crash
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LONDON — Investigators on Sunday continued to recover and examine the wreckage of a police helicopter that plunged through the roof of a crowded pub in Glasgow late Friday, killing eight people and injuring many others. LONDON — Investigators continued on Sunday to recover and examine the wreckage of a police helicopter that plunged through the roof of a crowded pub in Glasgow late Friday, killing eight people and injuring many others.
The eight dead included all three aboard the helicopter as well as five people inside the pub, where a band was performing at about 10:30 p.m. when the helicopter, carrying two police officers and a civilian pilot, spun down into the building, apparently after losing power.The eight dead included all three aboard the helicopter as well as five people inside the pub, where a band was performing at about 10:30 p.m. when the helicopter, carrying two police officers and a civilian pilot, spun down into the building, apparently after losing power.
On Sunday, the police identified the victims on the helicopter as Constable Tony Collins, 43, and Constable Kirsty Nelis, 36, who were part of Police Scotland’s operational support division; and Capt. Dave Traill, 51, the pilot, who worked for Bond Air Services.On Sunday, the police identified the victims on the helicopter as Constable Tony Collins, 43, and Constable Kirsty Nelis, 36, who were part of Police Scotland’s operational support division; and Capt. Dave Traill, 51, the pilot, who worked for Bond Air Services.
Chief Constable Stephen House said in a statement that he wanted to “pay tribute to all three and recognize the important contribution they made to our public service and to the communities they have served.”Chief Constable Stephen House said in a statement that he wanted to “pay tribute to all three and recognize the important contribution they made to our public service and to the communities they have served.”
A separate police statement said that emergency workers were still trying to recover bodies from the site. One of the dead was identified as Gary Arthur, 48, from the Paisley area west of Glasgow.A separate police statement said that emergency workers were still trying to recover bodies from the site. One of the dead was identified as Gary Arthur, 48, from the Paisley area west of Glasgow.
Twelve of the injured remained hospitalized on Sunday, the police said, adding that the job of removing what remained of the helicopter from the pub, the Clutha, was complex. Images showed wreckage from the tail of the helicopter on the pub’s roof, with one piece sticking out of a gash in the building.Twelve of the injured remained hospitalized on Sunday, the police said, adding that the job of removing what remained of the helicopter from the pub, the Clutha, was complex. Images showed wreckage from the tail of the helicopter on the pub’s roof, with one piece sticking out of a gash in the building.
On Saturday, Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, said it was a “black day for Glasgow and Scotland,” and David Cameron, the British prime minister, called the accident a “tragic event.”On Saturday, Scotland’s first minister, Alex Salmond, said it was a “black day for Glasgow and Scotland,” and David Cameron, the British prime minister, called the accident a “tragic event.”
Rescue workers were among those in attendance at Glasgow Cathedral on Sunday as the congregation prayed for the victims and their relatives.Rescue workers were among those in attendance at Glasgow Cathedral on Sunday as the congregation prayed for the victims and their relatives.