Helicopter Crash: Fears For 'Gentle Giant'

The family of a man who has not been seen since a police helicopter crashed into a pub in Glasgow say they are fearing the worst.

Mark O'Prey was last seen in the Clutha bar by a friend who went outside for a cigarette moments before the tragedy.

His father Ian told Sky News how he dropped the phone when his daughter Louise old him the news that Mark had been inside the bar.

"I dropped the phone. I could not believe it because I'd been watching it all night on television from when it happened. Here we are two days later and he's still inside.

"Mark was 44, a big powerful lad, 6ft 3in loved by everyone and I would hope he would do the same for me if I was lying in that pub. I'd like some answers; not fobbed off."

Mark's sister Louise and his father Ian

Mark's sister Louise said her brother's phone still rings when they call it.

"We've tried desperately for two days now," she said. "His phone is still ringing. His phone is ringing in that bar.

"We know he was definitely in the bar with a guy who asked him to hold his drink while he went out for a cigarette. When he looked up he saw the helicopter had crashed into the building."

"Mark is a gentle giant. We had some absolutely fabulous times together. We just can't believe he could be in that situation in that pub.

"He lived for his music, he was a big gentle giant who would have done anything for anyone. We just can't bear to think we're going to have to put him to rest at the age of 44, it's so tragic."

The wreckage of the helicopter

Police Scotland said family liaison officers, who are highly specialised and trained, have been working with the O'Prey family since Saturday.

In a statement, the force said: "Mark O'Prey has been reported to Police Scotland as missing and who was last known to be in the pub where the helicopter came down.

"Police Scotland appreciates concerns and frustrations from relatives awaiting news. We have stated publicly the priority is to remove those who were in the pub at the time of the crash and to do that safely and as quickly as we possibly can."

The mangled wreckage of the aircraft remains embedded in the middle of the building as police and firefighters continue to comb through the wreckage of the Clutha in what has been described by police as a"complex" and "very dangerous" operation.

Victims PC Collins, PC Nelis, Samuel McGhee (top) David Traill, Gary Arthur

Officers have so far named five of the nine people who died during the tragedy.

PC Kirsty Nelis, 36, PC Tony Collins, 43, and civilian pilot David Traill, 51, were inside the aircraft when it smashed through the roof of the pub on Friday night.

Gary Arthur, 48, from Paisley, and Samuel McGhee, 56, from Glasgow, were also killed inside the premises after the roof collapsed, filling the venue with choking dust.

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