Thursday, January 19, 2006
Body of missing diver recovered
Divers have recovered the body of the pilot and located the wreckage of the helicopter with which he plunged into the sea off Cape Point on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as 41-year-old Cornelius Marthinus Erasmus of Plattekloof, Cape Town. Police and navy divers, assisted by members of the National Sea Rescue Institute, located the body and wreckage yesterday afternoon. Simon's Town police have opened an inquest into the accident and an autopsy will be conducted soon. The wreckage of the helicopter will be handed to Civil Aviation for investigation.
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