Rescue 116 tragedy: Black box search to resume Sunday due to bad weather

A sea scan for the black box and wreckage of Irish Coast Guard helicopter R116 will not take place until Sunday afternoon, because of severe weather conditions.

Meanwhile, the funeral of the helicopter’s captain Dara Fitzpatrick takes place in Dublin tomorrow.

While the black box of the helicopter, which crashed off the Mayo coast last Tuesday, was detected on Wednesday evening, the weather has since severely hampered the search.