LISTEN: Parents Of Clutha Victim 'Our Son Didn't Die Instantly'

Published 1st Dec 2014

The parents of Mark O'Prey - one of the 10 people killed in the Clutha tragedy - are telling Clyde News they're still looking for answers about how excatly he died. In an emotional interview, Ian and Monika said they believe their son lay alive in the Glasgow bar for hours and could have been saved. They say they hate thinking about their son's final hours and are claim police showed them a document which proved Mark didn't die instantly.

Our reporter Connor Gillies met them:

A ska band was performing at the popular bar when the Police Scotland helicopter piloted by David Traill and carrying officers Kirsty Nelis and Tony Collins crashed onto the roof at around 10.25pm.

The Eurocopter EC135 was said to have dropped like a stone through the single-storey building after both engines failed.

Those killed in the pub were John McGarrigle, Mark O'Prey, Gary Arthur, Colin Gibson, Robert Jenkins and Samuel McGhee.

Joe Cusker was pulled from the wreckage alive but later died in hospital.