It has previously been known that the six people who were on board when a helicopter crashed outside Sotra on Wednesday 28 February were picked up in two rounds by two different rescue helicopters. Five people were lifted from the sea by the SAR Queen helicopter, which took off from Sola. SAR Queen found the accident site with the help of the crashed helicopter’s emergency direction finder, which had sent out a signal. TWO DAYS BEFORE: The Sikorsky S92 SAR helicopter, here at Flesland, two days before the accident Photo: Fredrik Lygre Due to a lack of fuel, the SAR Queen had to return to the mainland before the sixth person had been rescued. The last person was thus left in the sea for a further 25 minutes, before the next helicopter arrived at the accident site from Florø. The main rescue center confirms that news has several sources that confirm that the person who was left in the sea was the now deceased Reidun Hestetun (61). This is confirmed by the Central Rescue Service (HRS) on Monday. – It was the Equinor employee nurse who was hoisted up by the Florø machine, and thus arrived at the hospital in Haukeland last. As is known, she was later declared dead there, says Andreas Næsheim, operational rescue inspector at the Central Rescue Centre, in a press release. – In the transport on the way to Haukeland, the crew did their utmost to look after her. We are sorry that not all six survived, and our condolences go out to those who have lost a loved one, adds Nesheim. DIED: Reidun Hestetun was a nurse at Equinor for a number of years. The picture is from an article in Sykepleien in 2018. Photo: Eirik M. Sundt / Sykepleien Awaiting autopsy report news does not know what state of health Reidun Hestetun was in when she was left in the sea. Officially, Hestetun was declared dead at Haukeland University Hospital on Wednesday 28 February, which the police informed the press at 11.30pm on the same day. A preliminary autopsy report is expected on Monday, March 4. The exact circumstances that prevented the first rescue helicopter from picking up Reidun Hestetun are not known. Upwind, the helicopter from Florø SAR Queen went towards Haukeland hospital as it was low on fuel, and at the time also had a critically injured person on board. The main rescue center (HRS) says that good priorities were set during the rescue operation. – Based on the knowledge we now have, it is reasonable to assume that these assessments have contributed to saving lives, explains Nesheim and explains the assessments: – In an overall assessment of the situation, based on observations at the scene of the injury and the complexity of the medical picture in the cabin of the SAR Queen, the crew saw it as necessary to go to Haukeland as quickly as possible with the five people who had been taken aboard the helicopter at that time. The two helicopters that brought people up from the sea took off at approximately the same time from Sola and Florø respectively. Although the distance is relatively similar, SAR Queen from Sola flew with a tailwind, while the helicopter from Florø had a headwind. Thus SAR Queen from Sola was 25 minutes faster. CRASHED: The helicopter that crashed on Wednesday goes by the name NORSAR6 and is of the type Sikorsky S-92. Photographed here over Flesland in January. Photo: Leon Andersen / Private No one charged At the weekend, Haukeland University Hospital reported a further improvement in the health of the five surviving men, all of whom are employed by the company Bristow. No one is critically injured anymore. On Sunday, three out of five had been discharged from hospital. At the time of the accident, the helicopter was engaged in a search and rescue exercise, commissioned by Equinor. THE SHIPMENT: The wreck was transported to Haakonsvern by the ship Normand Ocean. Photo: Accident Investigation Board – Has anyone been charged or suspected in the case? – No, it is not, says prosecuting lawyer Trygve Ritland to news on Monday. He states that the fifth person, who has been critically injured, has not yet been questioned. – No technical errors so far The Accident Investigation Board has confirmed that the crashed helicopter’s flight recorder with audio recordings was found when the wreckage was raised on Saturday. It will be analyzed in England. They also receive assistance from two people from Sikorsky in the USA. Department director in the aviation department of the Accident Investigation Board, Kåre Halvorsen, believes the investigation has a good starting point and points to greater cooperation with the police, the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority and the EU’s Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The wreckage was found at a depth of over 200 metres, reports the Norwegian Accident Investigation Agency. The helicopter on deck. the helicopter wreck. The collaboration must ensure that immediate measures are taken if the investigation reveals technical faults with the helicopter. – The helicopter type has not been put on the ground by any country now. There is nothing to indicate technical errors that make it necessary, Halvorsen told news on Sunday and emphasized that the investigation is still in the initial phase.
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The woman who died was the last to be retrieved from the sea – news Vestland
