A man in his 40s has died after a commercial helicopter crashed with five people on board east of Waiouru yesterday morning
A man in his 40s has died after a commercial helicopter crashed with five people on board east of Waiouru yesterday morning
15 June 2018
The man was taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital in a critical condition, but has since died.
His family say he was a hugely loved husband, father and brother, and much loved by all his wider family and friends.
They say his death is a tragic loss not only to his family but the wider farming community, and to all those who knew and loved him.
Two other men in their 30s and 40s who were also taken to hospital, remain in a serious but stable condition.
Another two men were assessed by St John yesterday after being flown from the crash site by rescue helicopter, and did not need hospital treatment.
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