The Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council (ARCC) is appealing to residents and individuals in Obuasi, where the recent helicopter crash occurred, to immediately return any parts or debris from the aircraft that may have been taken from the crash site.
According to the Council, information gathered indicates that some individuals who first arrived at the scene after the incident collected pieces of the helicopter and took them home.
These items, it added, are considered crucial to the ongoing investigation into the cause of the crash.
In a statement dated August 9, 2025, the Council stressed the importance of recovering these parts to aid investigators and announced a cash reward for anyone who returns any item related to the wreckage. "Intelligence gathered by the Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council indicates that some of the residents who were at the first scene of the tragic helicopter crash that happened on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 picked some parts of the helicopter and other belongings at the scene. "…The Ashanti Regional Co-ordinating Council is admonishing any person in possession of any part of the helicopter or belongings recovered to return these items.
