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3.10pm: Helicopter that injured wedding group suffered engine failure – report
A helicopter that crashed on Saturday, critically injuring a wedding party, suffered a total engine failure.
According to the Herald, the helicopter company involved said the engine lost power shortly after take-off. “Put simply the engine had stopped,” a spokesperson for Wyndon Aviation said. “Statistically this is a very rare occurrence.”
Four people were injured in the crash, including a bride, groom and a photographer.
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