US embassy cable - 04LAGOS1535

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UPDATE ON HELICOPTER MISHAP INVOLVING AMCIT

Identifier: 04LAGOS1535
Wikileaks: View 04LAGOS1535 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Consulate Lagos
Created: 2004-07-28 05:35:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: CASC ASEC EPET PGOV NI
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS LAGOS 001535 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PLEASE PASS TO DS/IP/AF, DS/IP/OSAC, DS/IP/ITA 
LONDON AND PARIS PASS TO AFRICA WATCHERS 
KABUL PASS TO SROSS 
DIA/J2 PASS TO GHAYES 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CASC, ASEC, EPET, PGOV, NI 
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON HELICOPTER MISHAP INVOLVING AMCIT 
 
REF: LAGOS 1527 
 
1. (SBU) Pan African Airways has notified us that last 
night one body was retrieved from the helicopter that 
apparently went down yesterday. The contact believes 
the person was a Nigerian employee of Transocean, Inc. 
While retrieving the body, the search team thought they 
spotted two other bodies, but after retrieving the 
first body they were unable to find the other two. They 
returned to the site this morning but still could not 
locate any bodies or the downed helicopter. Four or 
five boats (Chevron contractors), two helicopters, and 
one fixed wing aircraft (Pan African Airways) are 
continuing the search. 
 
2. (SBU) Post has contacted the American citizen's next 
of kin. The family has asked that his name not be 
released. 
 
BROWNE 

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