The occupants of a helicopter that crashed Thursday on the North Slope are presumed to be deceased, officials say.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The bodies of four occupants of a helicopter that crashed Thursday on the North Slope were recovered early Sunday morning, according to anTroopers report the crash victims are Fairbanks resident Ronald Daanen, 51; Fairbanks resident Justin Germann, 27; South Bend, Indiana resident Tori Moore, 26; and pilot and North Pole resident Bernard “Tony” Higdon, 48.
Volunteers from the Alaska Dive, Search, Rescue and Recovery team searched for the crash victims overnight Saturday into Sunday. With assistance from the North Slope Borough Police Department, the dive team located the bodies at approximately 6 a.m. Sunday. The helicopter, owned and operated by Maritime Helicopters, likely crashed when contact was lost with the aircraft’s tracking system at about 7 p.m. on Thursday. North Slope Borough Search and Rescue first arrived at the scene of the wreck at about 3 a.m. Friday, Johnson said, and the NTSB was notified at about 5 a.m. The wreckage site was located about 50 miles southwest of Utqiagvik.
The Department of Natural Resources released a statement on Sunday “mourning the loss” of the victims. According to DNR, the three passengers were employees of the Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys conducting field survey work outside of Utqiaġvik.
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