Five people who died in a helicopter crash in Snowdonia were all from the same family, police have confirmed.
The wreckage of a helicopter and five bodies were found in the Rhinog mountains near Trawsfynydd on Thursday.
Police said the victims were all adults and from the Milton Keynes area.
Feared to be among the dead are Kevin and Ruth Burke, from Hulcote near Milton Keynes, who are understood to be the directors of Staske Construction Ltd in Bletchley.
The couple are also the registered owners of a Twin Squirrel helicopter, the same model as that which disappeared from radar contact while flying over Caernarfon Bay on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs Burke is believed to be originally from Dublin, the helicopter's intended destination.
Mr Burke, who is reported to be from Manchester, is a former Hulcote and Salford parish councillor and a qualified pilot.
A neighbour of the couple, Elizabeth Thornley, said they had not lived in their home in Hulcote long, and had been "doing up the house for about a year-and-a-half".
Mr and Mrs Burke are believed to have a 14-year-old son and a 19-year-old daughter.
Formal identification of those on board the helicopter is yet to take place, but their families are being supported by police family liaison officers.
North Wales Police did not immediately reveal the precise location the helicopter was found, in order "to allow a dignified and unhindered recovery of the bodies".
Adverse weather conditions are understood to be impeding the operation, with the terrain "described as very difficult and challenging".
A full sea and land search rescue operation was launched after the aircraft failed to arrive in Dublin from Luton on Wednesday afternoon.
A temporary exclusion zone over the crash site with a height of 5,500 ft above sea level and a five nautical mile radius is currently in place.
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