Helicopter wreckage found deep in the sea

TIRANA, Aug. 8 – Government authorities confirmed that some scanned images belong to the wreckage of the Bell 222 helicopter that sank 1,024 meters into the Adriatic Sea killing Gramoz Pashko, his son and four others persons in mid-July. Following research work from Italian ships Urania and Galatea a 5-meter metal object belonging to the helicopter was found. Pashko, already in a coma and being transported for treatment in Italy was killed, along with his 24-year old son, two pilots and a technician, and the doctor. French specialized ship Janus II will make efforts to bring the wreckage out. A robot has managed to film the wreckage in the sea, and will be a help to investigators. The French ship has managed to bring out a few pieces of the helicopter but heavy metal objects are presenting a serious challenge to that task. There have been different alternatives on the cause of the crash though experts say the total truth will remain unknown, or buried together with the dead persons. There has been an increasing rumor of either air turbulence or human error.
No bodies have been recovered or are believed to have been recovered even after the operation. Albanian authorities are prepared to hold the funeral ceremony on a ship in the sea, some 40 miles from Durres. The Pashko family have declared Saturday as their funeral day and the family of the dead doctor will hold his funeral on Thursday.