The Chief Executive Officer of Access holdings Herbert Wigwe, his wife Chizoba, a son and Abimbola Ogunbajo, former President of Nigerian Exchange group plc and 3 others, are feared dead in a helicopter crash between the borders of Nevada and California.
A search and recovery operation is already going on.
NBC, quoting the Federal Aviation Administration had earlier confirmed that a helicopter was crashed Friday night near Nipton, California, with six people on board.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in a statement thereafter said that as of Saturday morning, no survivors had been found
“We were made aware of a downed aircraft at approximately 10:12 p.m. The scene of the crash was determined to be east of the 15-Freeway, near Halloran Springs Road,” the sheriff’s department said.
The FAA identified the helicopter as a Eurocopter EC 130.
It is believed there were six persons aboard including Herbert’s wife, son and a friend and former president of the Stock Exchange, Tokunbo Ogunbadejo.
Due to weather conditions his aircraft landed in Palm Springs, California airport and they took a helicopter to Las Vegas at 10 pm (7am Nigerian Time).
The chopper was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed near a border city between Nevada and California on Friday night.
Official confirmation by the authorities is still being awaited from National Safety Transportation officials currently expected at the crash site with family members.
Additional reports from NBC/Arise News
