Parents of Grand Canyon helicopter crash victim to sue
The parents of one of the five British tourists who died after a Grand Canyon helicopter crash last month are suing the US flight operator.
Philip and Marlene Udall, of Southampton, claim their son Jonathan would not have sustained ‘severe and catastrophic’ burns if the helicopter had been fitted with a crash-resistant fuel system.
Jonathan (31) was on honeymoon with his wife Ellie Milward, who also died as a result of the crash.
Their friends, Britons Becky Dobson, her boyfriend Stuart Hill and his brother Jason Hill, died at the scene.
The Udalls are asking for damages in excess of £141,000, as well as punitive damages and a jury trial, according to Sky News.
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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