Leicester City helicopter crash victims' last moments after pilot screamed 6 chilling words
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Six years after the Leicester City helicopter crash, an inquest has today begun into the deaths of the five people who were killed in the tragedy. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the owner of the Premier League club, 60, fellow passengers Nusara Suknamai, 32, and Kaveporn Punpare, 33, pilot Eric Swaffer, 53, and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz, 46, also a professional pilot, were killed in the crash on October 27, 2018, which happened next to the King Power Stadium.
No one travelling in the helicopter survived after it spun to the ground and burst into flames. Ahead of the jury inquest at Leicester Coroners' Court sitting at Leicester City Hall, family members of the victims shared their torment over the wait to get answers on what happened.
In a statement released through the lawyers representing the victim's families, Mr Srivaddhanaprabha's son Aiyawatt, who succeeded his father as chairman of Leicester City, said: "My family embraces the inquest process and look forward to the explanation into how and why my father lost his life, and what has been done to ensure that other families will not suffer the same terrible pain of loss that has been inflicted on us.".
Kate Lechowicz, Ms Lechowicz's sister, said: "Waiting for the inquest has been tormenting, leaving many unanswered questions and frustrations lingering for over six years since the tragic loss of our Eric and Izabela. Aviation safety was close to their hearts, they will be avidly watching this from afar keen to see changes that will prevent such disasters in the future.
