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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization and former Finance Minister of Nigeria, confirmed Herbert Wigwe’s death in a post on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department reported that there were no survivors, but they did not provide further details.
According to reports, the ill-fated helicopter departed from Palm Springs Airport around 8:45 p.m. and was headed to Boulder City, Nevada. Boulder City is approximately 26 miles southeast of Las Vegas, where the Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers is scheduled for Sunday.
The crash site, near Halloran Springs Road, is situated in a remote area of the Mojave Desert, known for an abandoned gas station marked with a sign reading “Lo Gas” and “Eat.” The elevation at this location is nearly 3,000 feet. California Highway Patrol logs indicated rain and snow in the area around the time of the crash.