A privately owned helicopter carrying five people on board has reportedly gone missing over the Irish Sea this evening.
The UK Coastguard have said they’re involved in a joint search operation in the Caernarfon Bay area of North Wales with the Irish coast guard.
The helicopter was en route from Milton Keys to Dublin, via Caernarfon Bay.
The spokesman said radar contact with the helicopter was lost at around 4:15pm this afternoon.
UK Coastguard duty commander Peter Davies said: “We have established a search plan between Caernarfon Bay and the shore of Dublin and currently have two Coastguard helicopters searching the route.
“We are in the process of contacting all the vessels in the Irish Sea that were in the vicinity around midday and we are continuing Mayday broadcast action for any vessels currently in the area to contact us if they have any further information.
“At the moment we are appealing to these vessels and to the public that if they have seen a twin squirrel red helicopter to please contact 999 and ask for the Coastguard.”
This story is developing.