Tributes pour in for Crew of Rescue 116 four years after tragedy

Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, and winch men Ciarán Smith and Paul Ormsby all lost their lives on March 14, 2017.

Today marks four years since the four members of Rescue Crew 116 lost their lives in a tragic accident when their helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of Co Mayo on March 14.

The air/sea rescue team were responding to a rescue operation alongside R118, to help the medical evacuation of a crewman from a British-registered fishing vessel.