Philipsburg: --- While the families of Chief Inspector Churchill Marsdin and the American pilot Mike is already mourning their loss police and the Coast Guard is still searching for the men who disappeared when the helicopter they were in went down at sea on Tuesday night.Police Spokesman Johan Janchi Leonard said that the Coast Guard went out Wednesday night in an effort to continue the search in the area where the aircraft went down as well as further outside. He said the police also used the C1 beginning on Thursday morning also continued the overwater search but so far, these searches have not revealed anything substantial. "Right now the police department is trying to secure the necessary manpower and equipment to begin underwater searches," Leonard said.
In the meantime, the police are still treating the cases as missing persons since there is no way police or anyone can declare the men dead without having proof. It is expected that the tissues and other items that was found on the first day of the search will be sent to Holland for DNA analysis.
"The police are doing everything in their power to resolve the matter and to move forward in assisting the families," Leonard said.
Personnel from Civil Aviation are expected on the island today to begin an investigation on the circumstances of the accident and the type of licensing the aircraft has to operate within the Antilles.