Canada recover 9 bodies in helicopter wreckage

Police say nine bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a downed helicopter that crashed in the freezing Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland.

Police say nine bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a downed helicopter that crashed in the freezing Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt Wayne Newell said on Monday the bodies came ashore on board a supply vessel dispatched to bring back as many remains as possible back. A total of 18 people were on the chopper when it crashed last Thursday. Ten bodies have been recovered. One person survived.

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Newell says the ship will return to the crash site on Monday and attempt to retrieve more bodies before trying to pull up the damaged fuselage.

The Sikorsky S-92 was carrying 18 workers to oil platforms on Thursday when it reported mechanical problems and ditched into the sea about 30 miles (50 kilometers) from shore.