the Helicopter is believed to be crashed in this area. Video: Reuters via Ritzau Scanpix.
A 47-year-old woman and her 13-year-old daughter is among the victims of the helicopter crash, as of Thursday of last week took place in the desert situated to the island of Kauai in Hawaii.
The local police informs on Facebook that three of the seven total killed in the crash have now been identified. At the same time working on to get finally confirmed who the other fatalities are.
The 47-year-old Amy Gannon was with his 13-year-old daughter Jocelyn on board in the helicopter, as of yet unknown reasons, crashed. Also the pilot, the 69-year-old Paul Matero, has been identified.
Gannons man and 16-year-old son was not with on the excursion. They are still in Hawaii.
Photo from the search for: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
the Authorities believe that the other tourists in the helicopter was a family that came from Switzerland.
– We mourn with the bereaved over the loss of their family members, according to a statement from the Safari Helicopter, who arranged the excursion to the beautiful island.
According to the TV station NBC News is Thursday’s crash is the third accident in 2019. Politicians have tried to tighten the security of the many smaller airlines, which offers excursions in the beautiful archipelago.
The u.s. aviation rejects, however, that there should be a reason for particular concern about the safety of aviation in Hawaii. The authorities point out that they monitor the airlines and carry out on-the-spot checks.
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the Accident investigation board are now working to unravel the cause of the tragic crash. It has, among others, aroused the wonder, that the helicopter does not broadcast signals, which reveal where the concrete was.
the Weather was at the time of the accident poor with hard wind gusts and reduced visibility.
