The helicopter pilot, the only survivor of the six on board, and his family (mother and minor daughter) sought psychological help, which should be provided by the officers of the psychological department of the marine police, since this was an incident in his area of jurisdiction, established CM with sources close to the case. Luis Filipe Rebelo, 44, has been hospitalized in Vila Real Hospital since Friday (he has a broken ankle and will undergo surgery) and is “very emotionally unstable,” a friend says.
However, as well as CM He has reportedly already given evidence to investigators from the Marine Police and the General Aviation Accidents Investigation Authority (GPIAAF). The same happened to witnesses who saw the “Hotel 16” (code “héli”) fall almost into the Douro River – after the pilot said “all controls failed”.
With the recovery of most of the aircraft’s wreckage, which was taken to a hangar in Viseu, “the bulk of the field work phase” was also completed. This Sunday, they tried to recover the tail rotor and the navigation computer, which could give investigators more answers. The crashed helicopter was operated by HTA.