Helicopter Crash: Grief As Peter Anala’s Widow Tosses Valuable Item Into Grave, Video Evokes Sorrow

• The video from the Military Cemetery during the interment of one of the crash victims has left many sad
• The widow of the Wing Commander removed her rosary and placed it in the grave of her late husband
• Netizens who reacted to the video expressed condolences to all who lost their loved ones in the chopper crash

It was an atmosphere of sorrow and pain when the families of six out of the eight individuals who died in the August 6 helicopter crash went to the Military Cemetery in Accra on Friday, August 15, to witness the interment of their loved ones.

One of the most moving scenes came when it was time for late Ghana Armed Forces Wing Commander Peter Anala to be buried.

In a video shared on the TikTok page of @sarpoyoo and sighted by YEN.com.gh, Peter Anala’s widow, Ursula Anala, clad in mourning cloth, first placed her wreath in the grave of her late husband.

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She was then seen throwing a rosary into the grave before being comforted by loved ones as she left the scene.

Late commander's widow pays tribute

The widow of the late Wing Commander had earlier eulogised her husband with a touching tribute at the state funeral for the victims of the helicopter crash on Friday, August 15, 2025.

Ursula Anala praised her husband’s commitment to the Ghana Armed Forces and the nation.

Peter Anala's widow shared how her late husband had wanted to stay with her and their newborn child in the UK for a month, but had to return to Ghana after spending only two weeks with them due to the baby’s health issues.

She also expressed fear over raising their daughter as a single mother in the absence of her late husband.

Details of the August 6 helicopter crash

Peter Anala was one of eight individuals who met their untimely deaths on August 6 after the Ghana Armed Forces Z-9 helicopter they were aboard crashed in a thick forest at Adansi Sikaman, in the Adansi Akrofuom District of the Ashanti Region.

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Among those who died were Defence Minister Dr Edward Omane Boamah, NDC Vice Chairman Samuel Sarpong, Dr Alhaji Murtala Muhammed, MP for Tamale Central and Minister for Environment, Science & Technology Alhaji Muniru Mohammed, Acting Deputy National Security Coordinator Samuel Aboagye, Flight Lieutenant Twum Ampadu, and Flight Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah.

Watch the video from the late Peter Anala's burial below:

Reactions to Anala’s widow throwing rosary

Social media users who took to the comments section of the video sympathised with the grieving widow during this difficult moment.

mimigh commented:

“Actually, if you keep it in our tradition, it means you are still married to him, and sometimes their spirit still comes around you. They don’t leave you alone, so it’s best that way.”

miss.afiwah replied:

“It is not good oo. I think my dad’s family forgot to do that tradition for my mom to remove her ring. My mum, for the past two years, was behaving sick and all until a confirmation came that my late dad is still marrying her. They had to perform certain rites to let her be free. It is not good at all.”

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Titus Glover cries at helicopter victims' state funeral

YEN.com.gh had earlier reported that NPP bigwig Titus Glover could not contain his tears at the state funeral.

It all happened when the tribute for the late Flight Sergeant Ernest Addo Mensah was being read by his widow.

The outspoken NPP MP, enveloped in sorrow, simply took off his spectacles and wiped the tears from his eyes.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh