A Dundee man has returned home after surviving the North Sea Super Puma crash that left four people dead.
Stuart Mathers, who lives in Craigie, was welcomed home by his partner, who said she feared the worst when she heard about the crash.
“It was horrendous, it was so scary,” said Nikki Finnegan of the moment the news of the crash came through. “It went through all our minds that he was gone.”
A banner made by Mr Mather’s six-year-old daughter could be seen at his house yesterday to welcome him home.
Nikki, 33, said about five minutes passed when she didn’t know if Mr Mathers was safe.
“I was hysterical, it was crazy.” she said. “I’m just glad I didn’t have to tell his little girl the worst.”
Mr Mathers is a former Monifieth High School pupil and was working off-shore as an electrical technician.
A spokesman for Wood Group PSN, who employ Mr Mathers, said: “Wood Group PSN can confirm that Stuart Bruce Arthur Mathers, 37, an electrician employed by WGPSN on Total’s Alwyn North Platform, was taken to Gilbert Bain hospital in Lerwick, following Friday’s helicopter ditching.
“Stuart sustained minor injuries and is now at home. Our thoughts are with the families, friends and colleagues of those who lost their lives, and those injured, in this tragic incident.”