Rescue 116 tragedy: Our huge debt
At least one of the four crew of a helicopter that crashed off Mayo yesterday morning has died. At the time of writing, the search for the other three crew members was inconclusive, but their prospects amount to little more than a glimmer of hope.
The death of helicopter pilot Capt Dara Fitzpatrick, aged 45, comes just months after her Coast Guard colleague, Caitriona Lucas, from Liscannor, died in hospital after her boat capsized near cliffs off Co Clare during a rescue operation.
