Fourth victim of Petrobras flight found.
Identification of victims will be carried out on the ground; the state-owned company has suspended flights with the aircraft.
Petrobras reports that, in the early hours of today, the body of the fourth victim of the accident involving the Senior Táxi Aéreo company helicopter was located late Friday afternoon. The aircraft, which provided services to the state-owned company, was found yesterday at a depth of 99 meters, near the location where it disappeared, one hundred kilometers off the coast of Macaé, in northern Rio de Janeiro state.
According to the company, the recovery of the bodies is currently underway, with specialized divers. "Despite the unfavorable weather conditions, all resources used during the search remain mobilized so that the rescue can take place as quickly as possible. The identification of the victims will be carried out on land," the company reports.
The search, conducted jointly by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), the Brazilian Navy, and Petrobras, mobilized two helicopters, one airplane, and one patrol vessel from the Armed Forces, in addition to 26 vessels, including 11 equipped with underwater robots, 6 helicopters, and several specialists in underwater and ocean engineering from the state-owned company.
According to Petrobras, the companies Senior Táxi Aéreo, Engevix, and Brasitest are providing all necessary assistance to the families, with support from the state-owned company.
The helicopter was carrying Ricardo Leal de Oliveira, from Rio das Ostras (RJ), a technical planning assistant at the company Engevix, and João Carlos Pereira da Silva, from Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ), an inspection technician at the company Brasitest. The other occupants were the pilot Rommel Oliveira Garcia, from Rio de Janeiro, and the co-pilot Lauro Pinto Haytzann from Sênior Táxi Aéreo, from São Paulo.