A fifth Briton has died from her injuries sixteen days after a helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon.
Ellie Udall, 29, was on honeymoon with her husband Jonathan, 31, and were touring the Grand Canyon when the Airbus EC130 B4 crashed just before sunset on Saturday February 10.
The tragic couple were being treated in hospital in America for critical injuries, alongside Jennifer Barham, 39, and pilot Scott Booth, 42 but have both now been confirmed to have died.
Tragic: Newlyweds Ellie and Jon Udall (pictured together above) were on their honeymoon when the aircraft crashed. They have both now died of their injuries
Mrs Udall managed to clamber free but her husband was trapped in the wreckage for eight hours as emergency services struggled to get access to the scene of the crash.
She has now sadly succumbed to her injuries.
More than £21,000 has been raised for Mr and Mrs Udall who were on their honeymoon at the time, according to a JustGiving crowdfunding webpage.
Chris Tucker, who set up a JustGiving page for the couple after the crash, shared the following update tonight
Chris Tucker, who set up the page, wrote tonight: ‘It deeply saddens me once more to update this page.
‘Yesterday Ellie lost her battle to her injuries, the only consolidation I can muster is that she is no longer in pain and is, I hope, with Jon.
‘The continued support to this page is heartwarming during this tragic time. May we never forget this wonderful couple.’
The heartbreaking news comes just four days after the death of her husband Jon.
On that day Mr Tucker wrote the following on the JustGiving page: ‘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.’
Mr Udall’s parents Philip and Marlene are currently in the US.
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.
Friend Rob Fanstone wrote on Facebook: ‘Words can’t describe Jon enough. What a true gentleman he was and touched many, by knowing him from age five, going through primary & secondary schools, going to each other houses after school in primary school.
‘The world lost another star and caring person. Life is so cruel at times. You’ll sadly be missed by many people.’
Speaking today, a neighbour said: ‘I have met Jonathan a few times over the years and he was such a lovely bloke, he was very pleasant.’
Mr Udall, who is originally from Southampton, was a regional manager in the south east for Yorkshire Building Society, where he had worked for nearly 10 years.
Becky Dobson, 27, her boyfriend Stuart Hill, 30, and his brother Jason Hill, 32, all died in the accident.
They had also been celebrating Stuart Hill’s 30th birthday with a trip to Las Vegas.
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.
Pictured: The scene in the Canyon after the helicopter crashed during a storm on February 10
He choked back tears as described his sons, Stuart, a Mercedes car salesman, and Jason, a solicitor, as ‘wonderful boys’ who were ‘inseparable’.
The three, who are originally from Worthing, West Sussex, died from multiple injuries, Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Hundreds of mourners attended a memorial service in Worthing to pay tribute to the victims last week.
Seven candles were lit – three of which were purple in memory of those who died and four white symbols of hope for the survivors still in hospital.
Ellie Milward and her husband Jonathan Udall (pictured left on their wedding day) had been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries in a crash that killed their friends Becky Dobson and Stuart Hill (right)
The helicopter crashed on tribal land in a section of the Grand Canyon outside of the national park where air tours are not as highly regulated.
The cause of the crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Investigators will interview witnesses, survivors, the helicopter operator and manufacturer and others before issuing a full report in at least a year’s time.
Preliminary findings are expected before the end of the month.
Following the crash, a Foreign Office spokeswoman said: ‘We are providing support to the families of six British visitors involved in a helicopter accident at the Grand Canyon on February 10, and we are in close contact with the US emergency services.’