R.I.P Peter Bello.

Unfortunately the 26-year old pilot,Peter Bello and the pilot who flew the ill-fated Bristow helicopter have just been confirmed dead, Peter's friends took to social media to mourn his tragic and unexpected death, how sad. He is said to be the only son of his parents.

Captain Joseph Wyatt  (left) from Oklahoma, USA and First Officer Peter Bello (right), were the pilot and co-pilot of the Bristow Helicopter that crashed yesterday. Both men died. According to a statement signed by Bristow’s Regional Director Africa, Duncan Moore, ​Captain Wyatt, joined the company in 2006 and has spent his entire career flying with Bristow Helicopters out of Africa.

Peter Bello joined Bristow in 2014 after graduating from the company’s Academy’s helicopter flight school.

Nobody knows the time nor the manner death will come knocking, may they souls of all the departed in the ill-fated flight rest in God's bosom.

The management of Bristow helicopters limited, owners of the helicopter that crashed into the Lagos lagoon yesterday August 12th have released a statement regarding the mishap. The statement signed by the company's Regional Director for Africa Duncan Moore below

“Our thoughts are with those affected by the unfortunate accident. We regret the loss of lives in the air crash and we are ready to assist them with our full resources. Our highest priority is to take care of our crew and clients and their family members and provide them with any assistance needed. Our personnel are currently working to confirm the number of people on board, their identities and the extent of any injury. The company is fully cooperating with Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) and the Nigeria Police. Preliminary information indicates that the aircraft carried 10 passengers and a crew of two, subject to confirmation. The company is in the process of collecting pertinent information and we will release more details as soon as it is available. At this time, the full resources of Bristow Helicopter’s incident response team are being mobilised"the statement read