All 17 bodies recovered from helicopter wreckage in Canada

People carry the coffin of Allison Maher during her funeral at a small church in the fishing village of Fermeuse, Newfoundland on Monday. The 26-year-old Maher was one of the 17 people who died when a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter crashed in the North Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland while ferrying workers to two offshore oil facilities early on March 12. (REUTERS)

Published Tuesday, March 17, 2009

By AP

Canadian police have recovered all 17 bodies from the wreckage of a downed helicopter that crashed in the freezing Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland.

The Sikorsky S-92 was carrying 18 workers to oil platforms on Thursday when it reported mechanical problems and ditched into the sea about 50 kilometers from shore.

Lead investigator Mike Cunningham said remote controlled cameras have revealed that the cockpit was damaged, the fuselage cracked and the tail boom broken off. One survivor and one body were recovered shortly after the crash.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said early Tuesday that the final seven bodies were recovered. Nine were recovered on Monday.

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