Britons in Grand Canyon helicopter crash are named
Three British tourists who died when their helicopter crashed during a sightseeing tour of the Grand Canyon have been named.
A spokeman for the Hualapai Nation Police Department said the three who lost their lives are Becky Dobson, 27, Jason Hill, 32, and Stuart Hill, 30.
Three others, named as Ellie Milward, 29, Jonathan Udall, 32, and Jennifer Barnham, 39, as well as the pilot, Scott Booth, 42, are al in a critical condition in hospital.
The Foreign Office said it is providing support to the families of the six.
Hualapai Police chief Francis Bradley said search and rescue teams were hampered over the weekend by severe weather conditions and rugged terrain.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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