Search set to resume for missing Rescue 116 crew

Searches are due to resume off Co Mayo today for the lost crew of Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116.

Search set to resume for missing Rescue 116 crew

Garda divers are expected to search the area around Blackrock Island into which R116 crashed on March 14 with the loss of all four crew.

The bodies of pilots, Capt Dara Fitzpatrick and Capt Mark Duffy, were recovered. Despite exhaustive efforts, the bodies of winch operator Paul Ormsby and winchman Ciarán Smith have still not been found.

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