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One year since ASL plane with pilot, crew vanishes

Dec 29, 2015 News

Yesterday marked the first anniversary of the disappearance of the Air Services Limited (ASL) Britten Norman Islander aircraft, along with the Pilot and Cargo Handler.
The plane bearing registration number 8R-GHE, was piloted by 27-year-old pilot, Nicky Persaud and 51-year-old David Bisnauth, disappeared on a routine shuttle operation from Mahdia to Karisparu on December 28, last year.
In an effort to locate the men, teams from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), as well as villagers joined in an extensive search and rescue mission.
This was brought to an end on January 19.
Family members “bucket brigade’s” began a private search in February after the resources provided by the ASL and the government were exhausted.
Spearheading the operation was Persaud’s father-in-law, Frank Singh, after he had gotten word from a miner claiming to have seen the aircraft in an area called “Whitewater”.
However, all efforts so far to locate the men and the aircraft have remain futile.
Yesterday, Singh said that a church service was done by his daughter and grandchild in New York.
Singh further stated that the family remains optimistic and that a search will continue in the future as soon as funds are made available.
“…Was a normal ceremony, just prayed and well you know, they (bodies) haven’t been found, so by law, they’re still alive…We plan on continuing searching but right now we (funds) low…” Singh said.

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