US EditionThree victims of Isle of Wight helicopter crash named
A Robinson R44 II helicopter crashed during a flight lesson near Ventnor; three people died, including a Polish couple, and one survivor was seriously injured, officials said.
- On Monday morning, a Robinson R44 II helicopter crashed near Ventnor just before 09:30am, killing three people including Polish nationals Justyna Czoska and Wojtek Kowalkowski and seriously injuring a fourth.
- Northumbria Helicopters said the aircraft crashed during a flight lesson after departing Sandown Airport and climbing to about 800 feet, hitting the ground about 27 seconds later.
- Julia and Jacob Butler set up a GoFundMe page urging support, with Butler saying, `This sudden and devastating event has left all us heartbroken and struggling to cope with the loss.`
- Emergency services raced to a field near the A3020 Shanklin Road after a helicopter crash on Monday, and Hampshire police and crime commissioner Donna Jones alongside Richard Quigley, Isle of Wight West MP, offered condolences to the shocked local community.
- The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it has sent a team of inspectors to the accident site and launched an investigation into the accident on 25 August, with the cause not immediately known as authorities investigate and local residents remain stunned.
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