Verdict expected at inquest into Rescue 116 helicopter crash deaths

Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, winchman Ciaran Smith and winchman Paul Orsmby, the four crew of an Irish Coast Guard helicopter, who died when the Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 crashed into Blackrock Island, 12 miles off the coast of Co Mayo, in March 2017 (Irish Coast Guard/PA)

The jury at the inquest into the deaths of four Irish Coast Guard aircrew in the Rescue 116 helicopter crash is expected to reach a verdict on Thursday.

The jury of eight started deliberations on Wednesday afternoon and resumed on Thursday morning.