Grand Canyon helicopter crash: Fifth Briton Eleanor Udall dies
February 27, 2018 by admin
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Jonathan and Eleanor Udall were on honeymoon when the crash happened
A fifth British tourist has died following a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon that also killed her new husband.
Eleanor Udall, nee Milward, 29, was on her honeymoon with Jonathan Udall, when the accident happened on 10 February.
Mr Udall, who was in his 30s and from Brighton, died four days ago.
Mrs Udall’s family said it was “with great sadness” that they announced their daughter had died in a Las Vegas hospital as a result of her injuries.
“The family are exceedingly grateful for everything done by rescue services and volunteers in the Canyon, and throughout the last two weeks by the exceptional staff at UMC (University Medical Centre, Las Vegas),” their statement said.
Stuart Hill, 30, and his girlfriend Becky Dobson, 27, and brother Jason, 32, from Worthing, West Sussex, died in the crash.
Another Briton, Jennifer Barham, 39, and the pilot Scott Booth, 42, were injured when the aircraft crashed in the remote Quartermaster Canyon.
‘Wonderful couple’
A message posted on Monday on a crowdfunding page set up to help Mr and Mrs Udall said: “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 heart-warming during this tragic time.
“May we never forget this wonderful couple.”
Mr and Mrs Udall, who both worked at Yorkshire Building Society, were friends with the other Britons in the helicopter.
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Stuart (left) and Jason Hill also died in the crash
The Eurocopter (now Airbus) EC130 helicopter had spun out of control as it came in to land before crashing and catching fire.
The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board but an initial report indicates possible causes could include a mechanical problem and gusty winds.
The chief of the Hualapai Police, Francis Bradley, had described the terrain as “extremely rugged”.
He said the rescue efforts had been hampered by severe weather conditions and gusts of up to 50mph (80 km/h).
Jason and Stuart Hill and Ms Dobson, who had been in the US for Stuart’s 30th birthday, died at the scene.
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Becky Dobson was on holiday to celebrate her boyfriend’s 30th birthday
Jason Hill worked as a corporate lawyer for Shoosmiths in its Milton Keynes office.
Stuart Hill was a salesman at a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Brighton, East Sussex, while his girlfriend Ms Dobson, worked as a veterinary receptionist for Vets 4 Pets in Worthing.
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High winds delayed emergency services from getting the injured to hospital
The helicopter company involved – Papillon Airways – calls itself “the world’s largest aerial sightseeing company” and says it flies more than 600,000 people a year.
The Grand Canyon, which is more than one mile (1.6km) deep, is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the US.
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NC man livestreams his own killing on Facebook
February 27, 2018 by admin
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A North Carolina man filmed himself being fatally shot while on facebook live near Wingate University, outside Charlotte, local media reports.
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A gunman shot and killed a North Carolina man Monday while the victim was broadcasting live on Facebook using a selfie stick.
Police say Prentis Robinson — who often livestreamed himself via his phone while walking around the town of Wingate, N.C. — was shot while on one of his typical Facebook live jaunts.
During his walk, Robinson talks to someone off-camera, repeatedly telling him, “You on Live,” an apparent attempt to tell his soon-to-be attacker that anything he did would be captured on video.
The stream then shows a man in jeans and a blue jacket run up to him, several shots are fired and Robinson’s camera falls to the ground as the gunman runs away.
The incident prompted Wingate police to temporarily lock down a local school and university, and investigators are searching for the gunman. Wingate, pop. 4,000, is about 30 miles southeast of Charlotte, N.C.
“We’re hoping to get ID on (the shooter) – we are getting a lot of leads in,” said Tony Underwood, a spokesman for the Union County Sheriff’s Office, which is assisting in the case. Police have not disclosed a possible motive.
Workers at several area businesses said they didn’t know Robinson, although videos he posted to Facebook showed him playing guitar and walking around the town.
“He routinely used Facebook Live as a common practice. I think it was well known that he did that frequently,” Underwood said. ”It’s not everyday you become the victim of a homicide while doing it.”
Facebook Live is a pet project of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and allows users to stream their lives publicly in real time, for free. In an interview with USA TODAY last year, Zuckerberg said his company shoulders the responsibility for halting violence on Live and on Facebook in general.
Facebook, which took fire for rolling out the live-streaming product without an adequate plan to prevent acts of violence from being shown to its 2 billion-plus users, has pledged to use a combination of content moderators and artificial intelligence to remove videos that contain graphic or inappropriate material. It has also made it easier for users to flag videos as violent.
Criticism that Facebook makes it far too easy and enticing to expose millions of viewers to tragic images intensified last year after the Easter Sunday murder of a 74-year-old Cleveland grandfather that was broadcast by his killer.
“We have a responsibility to continue to get better at making sure we are not a tool for spreading” video of violent acts, Zuckerberg said. “Those are all against our community standards. They don’t belong there,” Zuckerberg told USA TODAY.
More: Facebook Live is scene of another suicide; police say ‘I hope this isn’t a trend’
Contributing: Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY