Six bodies recovered after UK helicopter crash
28/12/2006 - 07:45:43Six bodies have now been pulled from the Irish Sea following a helicopter crash in the UK yesterday.
The aircraft was flying Centrica gas workers to shore, from a rig off Morecambe Bay near Blackpool.
The helicopter had seven persons on board - two crew and five passengers - when it crashed into the sea 25 miles west of Fleetwood.
RAF rescue teams and lifeboats were scrambled to the area after a distress signal was picked up.
One person is has not yet been found.
