Agência Brasil Geral2 days agoOther1 min readBrazil

Bodies of victims of helicopter crash in Santa Catarina are released

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The Florianópolis IML released the bodies of the five occupants of the helicopter that crashed in Urubici, Santa Catarina, last Sunday.
Among the victims is country singer Rick Sollo.
Cenipa is investigating the causes of the accident in the dense forest region.

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The Bell 430 model aircraft crashed last Sunday (20) in a dense forest area in Urubici, Santa Catarina, while on a flight between Porto Belo and São Joaquim.

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The bodies of the five occupants of the helicopter that crashed in the Santa Catarina mountains were released to their families by the Legal Medical Institute (IML) of Florianópolis. The victims, including country singer Rick Sollo, from the duo Rick & Renner, underwent a papiloscopy recognition process, an examination carried out using fingerprints.

The crash of the Bell 430 model aircraft occurred last Sunday (20), and the wreckage was found at noon this Tuesday (22) in the Urubici region. In addition to Rick, the pilot Antônio Roberto Nóbrega de Araújo, co-pilot Leopoldo Barros Teixeira, videomaker Paulo Soares and businessman Bruno Avelar de Souza were also on board.

The aircraft crashed into dense forest while flying from Porto Belo, on the north coast, to the city of São Joaquim, both in Santa Catarina. The searches lasted around 13 hours and were carried out by Brazilian Air Force (FAB) helicopters, as well as firefighters and rescue teams.

The FAB, through the Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (Cenipa), reported that it is currently carrying out an investigation in the area where the helicopter crashed. The agency states that it collects and confirms data and other relevant information to clarify the causes of the accident.

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