US EditionTributes paid to three helicopter crash victims
Three people died and one was seriously injured in a helicopter crash during a flying lesson; investigations by Hampshire police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch are ongoing.
- During a Monday flying lesson near A3020 Shanklin Road, pilot Simon Hewitt and passengers Justyna Czoska and Wojtek Kowalkowski died when the Robinson R44 II helicopter crashed.
- Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary said investigators are working with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch and the coroner to establish the full circumstances of the crash.
- Relatives described the victims as kind and dearly missed, with Wojtek Kowalkowski's family saying he was a loving father of two children.
- A fourth occupant was airlifted to Southampton hospital and remains stable, while Joe Robertson, MP for Isle of Wight East, and Donna Jones expressed condolences and praised emergency services.
- A GoFundMe fundraising page set up by Jacob Butler seeks donations to cover repatriation and funeral costs for the couple, while Northumbria Helicopters confirmed aircraft G-OCLV was involved and expressed heartfelt condolences.
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Couple killed in tragic Isle of Wight helicopter crash named - as daughter pays tribute to 'the best mum'
A couple killed in a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight have been named for the first time - as the sole survivor remains in a serious condition in a Southampton hospital.
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