02/12/2013 10:29
Scottish copter crash: Grim search yields 9th body
Police in Scotland say they will need several days to clear the wreckage of a helicopter that plunged into a bustling Glasgow pub over the weekend as they announced a ninth victim had been found at the site, CNN reported.
A crane gingerly lifted bits of debris from the roof of the downtown Clutha Bar on Sunday, and authorities fear more remains will be discovered in the process.
"The operation at the site is difficult and complex and great care and sensitivity is required in order to preserve the integrity of the site which is part of our investigation," Police Scotland said in a statement Sunday afternoon.
The Clutha Bar was packed with about 150 people listening to a band Friday night when the crash occurred. Twelve of the 32 people hurt remained in hospitals across Glasgow on Sunday, and the body of another victim was found late Sunday morning, police said. The remains of the latest victim had not yet been identified.
Band manager Gary Anderson described his bewilderment when he heard "a loud bang followed by lots of debris, smoke, stuff coming towards where I was standing at the door."
People he knew pulled him outside into the street, he said, where he could see the rotor blades sticking out of the building's roof.
"There were people staggering out, there were lots of people coming out with blood pouring from their head and covered with all sorts of just debris from whatever it was had happened," he said.
In a Facebook posting, the band indicated that all its members made it out safe.