Four die, two missing in Lagos helicopter crash

    

A helicopter owned by ristow Helicopters with 12 people on board Wednesday, crashed into the Lagoon near the Oworonshoki end of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.  The aircraft marked 5NBGD was said to be coming from one of the oil rigs in Escravos area of the Niger Delta and was said to be heading for Lagos Island when it went down around 3.p.m.
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 According to reports, three of those on board were confirmed dead while four wounded ones were moved to the nearby Gbagada General Hospital.

Two other persons are said to be missing among the 12 occupants of the ill-fated helicopter.

Three persons were initially pulled out of the wreckage while one more body was pulled out a couple of minutes later.

The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ranti Adebule, visited the crash site but said it was too early to guess the cause of the crash.