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Old 2nd May 2007, 09:09
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BBC Have a bit more info:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6614347.stm

Search on for missing helicopter

A helicopter believed to be carrying a wealthy Chelsea FC supporter has been reported missing after taking off from Liverpool on Tuesday night.
Police are looking for wreckage west of Peterborough after the aircraft carrying Phillip Carter and three other people disappeared from radar screens.

Mr Carter is the founder of firm Carter & Carter and was at Chelsea's Champions League game against Liverpool.

A spokeswoman said Mr Carter, the pilot and up to three passengers were aboard.

She said: "At this moment we are praying and hoping for the best.

"Phillip Carter was returning from the Liverpool football match. We have not had any reported sightings at the moment.

"We do not know where he and his passengers are. There have been reports that the helicopter has come down but we cannot confirm anything."

Poor visibility

The Twin Squirrel aircraft took off from John Lennon Airport, Merseyside, at 2300 BST on Tuesday and the last contact was made with it just under two hours later.

The helicopter was due to land in Thornhaugh, west of Peterborough.

Cambridgeshire Police said a search for it had resumed on Wednesday morning after being called off earlier because of poor visibility.

A spokeswoman said: "The helicopter is thought to have disappeared from radar screens shortly after 0030 BST.

"It is thought to have been somewhere near the Leicestershire / Northamptonshire / Cambridgeshire border when it vanished."
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