ID work can take several days – NRK

Per Angel from the NCIS ID Group says it is difficult to say how long it will take before they are finished with the identification efforts.

– It’s hard to say anything about the progress. We’re not quite sure if we found everything and everyone, said Angel on a pressebrifing Saturday morning. He thinks more will be clear during the weekend.

13 people were killed when the helicopter crashed on its way back from Gullfaks B Friday morning.

– We have a good indication of when we finish tomorrow. Should be finished in five days if all is found, said Angel.

18 people from NCIS

– Do not comment on how many we’ve found. We have simply not a number to give you. There is such a wide and ugly incident site that we do not have the answer yet. That id work answer. The relatives are notified first, said Angel from the NCIS ID Group.

He said that NCIS now has 18 people working in the identification.

– This is work which is demanding in the sense that there is a huge apparatus that is started. We have started a painstaking fundraising efforts at the site. This is brought to Gades, where identification work going on, said Angel.

Although there are strong visual impression, says Per Angel that crews are well trained and familiar with the work.

– I’m not worried that we will not be able to manage this job, he said.

Police going to keep working the crash site today.

Photo: Hommedal, Marit / NTB scanpix

Will work to raise the wreck

– during the day we start raising the rest of the fuselage and take the remaining parts so AIBN can start its work, said chief of staff Gustav Landro Western police District on pressebrifingen.

He said that last night was part of the helicopter made by sea and it is the work that will continue today .

the police have since last night security at the accident site and resumes the search now in the morning.

– now when it’s light, we have started with searches at sea, and going to start with search on land to make the site work completed, said Landro.

Landro explains that there are many wreckage and a large area, so it requires a lot of resources to get this done in a proper way.

– it’s hard to describe how it looks in a place where a plane crashed straight into the ground. There are many strong impression for those who have been there and worked, said Landro.

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They created a center for the relatives at Scandic Bergen Airport Hotel.

Later today, Crown Prince and Princess and Prime Minister Erna Solberg visit relatives center.

– the police district here working with the relatives group. It’s challenging in the sense that there are people in mourning. It’s stressful, but our experience is that families appreciate efficiency. They want answers quickly, said Per Angel from NCIS.

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