Inquest into R116 helicopter crash deaths set to resume

(Ffrom the top left, clockwise) Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, winchman Ciaran Smith and winchman Paul Orsmby, the four crew of an Irish Coast Guard helicopter which crashed in 2017 (Irish Coast Guard/PA)

An inquest into the deaths of four Coast Guard aircrew in the Rescue 116 helicopter crash is set to resume later.

Rescue 116 crashed off Co Mayo at 12.46am on March 14 2017 during a search and rescue mission with four crew on board after it struck Blackrock Island, 12 miles off the Irish coast.