Helicopter with singer Rick is found after crash in Santa Catarina; no survivors
Aircraft was missing since Monday (21). Firefighters teams located the helicopter on Tuesday (22), after a search operation in the Serra Catarinense
The helicopter carrying singer Rick from duo Rick & amp; Renner was found on Tuesday after disappearing during a flight on Santa Catarina. According to information received by BnT Online, the aircraft suffered a severe crash and there were no survivors.
Singer Rick, 59, is among the victims. The aircraft had taken off from Porto Belo, on the North Coast of Santa Catarina, on Monday (21), bound for São Joaquim, in the Serra Catarinense. The helicopter lost contact during the journey, mobilizing a search and rescue operation.
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In addition to Rick, there were on board the businessman Bruno Avelar, the videomaker Paulo Soares and the pilot of the aircraft.
Searches mobilized firefighters and Força Aérea Brasileira
Since the disappearance, Santa Catarina, Defesa Civil and Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) teams have been working to locate the helicopter. The work was mainly concentrated in the regions of Urubici and São Joaquim, where the last signals of the aircraft and of the occupants' mobile phones had been recorded.
The operation included drones equipped with thermal cameras, sniffing dogs, rescue vehicles and FAB aircraft. Adverse weather conditions and difficult access terrain made the location work difficult.
Causes of the fall are still unknown
So far, no conclusive information has been released about the circumstances that caused the helicopter to crash. The exact location of the wreckage and the procedures for removing the bodies are still awaiting official details.
