Firefighters remove bodies of 4 victims of helicopter accident

The PM (Military Police) of the State of São Paulo reported that it removed, together with the Fire Department, this Saturday morning (Jan. 13, 2024) the bodies of the 4 people who died in the helicopter crash in the city of Paraibuna (SP). The aircraft had been missing since New Year's Eve and was found on Friday morning (12 January) in a forested area. There were no survivors.

“The Military Police and the Fire Department in the city of Paraibuna/SP have just removed the 4 bodies from the accident site, which will be sent to the Legal Medical Institute (IML). Due to bad weather, travel will be overland.and”, said the PM in the X (formerly Twitter).

There were 12 days of searching for the helicopter. In addition to the Military Police, the FAB (Brazilian Air Force) and the Military Police were involved in the operation. On January 6, delegate Paulo Sérgio Pilz, from the Strategic Operations Department, said that one of the occupants' cell phones emitted signals until 10:14 pm on January 1, 2024.

Experts will investigate the cause of the accident. The searches involved agents and aircraft from the Military and Civil Police of São Paulo, and also from the FAB.

See the map below where Paraibuna is:

They were on board the helicopter:

• Luciana Rodzewics, 46 years old: self-employed professional and clothing saleswoman. Before the accident, recorded the moment the helicopter took off at the airport. She was sitting in the back, next to her daughter – who does not appear in the footage.
• Letícia Ayumi, 20 years old: daughter of Luciana. He was a beautician. On social media, your boyfriendHenrique Thiofilo Stellato, posted messages hoping to find her alive.
• Raphael Torres, 41 years old: family friend and entrepreneur in the pharmaceutical industry. He invited the tour. His sister, Herika Torres, told CNN that he was the father of 2 boys and that the idea was to do a brief program.
• Cassiano Tete Teodoro, 44 years old: aircraft pilot. His license and qualification were revoked by Anac (National Civil Aviation Agency) 2 years ago.