Fourth British victim dies after helicopter crash

A fourth Briton has died from his injuries twelve days after a sightseeing helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon.

Jonathan Udall, from Brighton, was on his honeymoon with wife Ellie and a group of friends when the Airbus EC130 crashed during a storm.   

He has been fighting for his life in hospital since the incident on February 10 but passed away yesterday. 

Tragic: Newlyweds Ellie and Jon Udall (pictured together above) were on their honeymoon when the aircraft crashed. Mrs Udall remains in critical condition while Mr Udall passed away after twelve days in intensive care 

Pictured: The scene in the Canyon after the helicopter crashed during a storm on February 10 

Pictured: The scene in the Canyon after the helicopter crashed during a storm on February 10 

Stuart Hill, 30, and his girlfriend Becky Dobson, 27, and brother Jason, 32, from Worthing, West Sussex, died.

Another Briton, Jennifer Barham, 39, and the pilot Scott Booth, 42, were also injured.

A message posted on Thursday on a crowdfunding page set up to help Mr Udall and his wife Ellie, reads: ‘It is with a very heavy heart that I must type this.

‘Our good friend Jon Udall has succumb to his injuries. He was strong, brave and I will never forget him. I will update this page when possible. Ellie is critical and is continuing to fight.’

Both Mr Udall and Mrs Udall were friends of the other Britons in the helicopter.

 Pilot Scott Booth, 42, was airlifted to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

Ellie Milward and her husband Jonathan Udall (pictured left on their wedding day) were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries in a crash that killed their friends Becky Dobson and Stuart Hill (right)

Ellie Milward and her husband Jonathan Udall (pictured left on their wedding day) were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries in a crash that killed their friends Becky Dobson and Stuart Hill (right)

Traumatised witnesses watched in horror as the chopper plummeted 600ft into the rocky canyon and burst into flames before survivors were seen staggering out of the inferno, with one woman heard screaming ‘Jason’.

It is unclear whether the survivor pictured fleeing the wreckage is Ms Barham or Mrs Udall.

Stuart and Jason’s grief-stricken father, Reverend David Hill, said a ‘light has truly gone out’ but took comfort in the ‘incredibly close’ brothers dying together. 

He choked back tears as described his sons, Stuart, a Mercedes car salesman, and Jason, a solicitor, as ‘wonderful boys’ who were ‘inseparable’. 

 

 



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