Helicopter crash in Wales claims five lives

london - A helicopter that went missing over the Irish Sea, it appears to have crashed in a mountainous area in the north of Wales. None of the five passengers survived the accident, the BBC reported Thursday.

The private helicopter disappeared over Caernarfon Bay from the radar screens. A mountain rescue team found the wreck Thursday in Rhinog Mountains.

The aircraft was en route from Luton in England to the Irish capital Dublin. The cause of the accident is still unknown.