No survivors in North Slope helicopter crash

No survivors in North Slope helicopter crash No survivors in North Slope helicopter crash | The Truth92 No survivors in North Slope helicopter crash (The Truth92) - No survivors were found after a helicopter crashed on Alaska’s North Slope Thursday night, according to officials with the National Transportation Safety Board. According to Alaska NTSB Chief Clint Johnson, four people were onboard a Bell 206L-4 craft operating out of Maritime Helicopters in Homer, a private charter company. Johnson said the helicopter was returning to Utqiagvik from a mission, although it was unclear where it was coming from. On Friday afternoon, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources confirmed that three Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey employees conducting field work near Utqiagvik did not check in on Thursday night as previously planned. “The Alaska Department of Natural Resources initiated a search and rescue effort last night through the North Slope Borough Department of Search and Rescue in coordination with the Alaska Department of Public Safety, “ a post on the DNR’s Facebook page said. “DNR has been informed that the search and rescue effort found helicopter debris in a lake matching the description of the overdue aircraft, and the National Transportation Safety Board reports they are investigating the crash of a helicopter near Utqiagvik. At this time we do not have any additional information to share. DNR is praying for our employees and the pilot, their families, and the DNR team. We are continuing to await updates from the search and rescue effort.”