Authorities have been keen to downplay yet another helicopter crash involving overseas tourists, following the death of six tourists at Fox Glacier just 10 days ago. Helicopters are now said to make “heavy landings” when they crash in New Zealand. Three overseas tourists and their pilot had to be rescued from the summit of Mount…
New Zealand’s reputation as an unsafe tourism destination grew again with the recent deaths of four British and two Australian tourists in a helicopter crash over the Fox Glacier. The downed helicopter is wedged in a glacier at the base of a steep slope. The large size of the debris field, and scorch marks in the…
Our deepest condolences are extended to all the families and friends of the people who died in the Fox Glacier helicopter crash shortly before 11 am on Saturday. There were two couples from the UK – Nigel Edwin Charlton, 65 and Cynthia Charlton 70 from Romsey in Hampshire. Mr Charlton was a dentist; Andrew…
It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of seven people in an adventure tourism helicopter crash in “terrible weather conditions” in New Zealand. Our deepest condolences are extended to everyone who lost loved ones in the Alpine Adventures crash. Four British and two Australian tourists were killed at around 1…
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