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| Britons killed in New Zealand helicopter crash are named | Britons killed in New Zealand helicopter crash are named |
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| Police in New Zealand have released the names of four Britons killed in a helicopter crash. | Police in New Zealand have released the names of four Britons killed in a helicopter crash. |
| They are Andrew Virco, 50, and his partner Katharine Walker, 51, from Cambridge, and Nigel Charlton, 66, and his wife Cynthia, 70, from Hampshire. | |
| The aircraft crashed in a crevasse on the Fox Glacier, on New Zealand's South Island, on Saturday morning. | The aircraft crashed in a crevasse on the Fox Glacier, on New Zealand's South Island, on Saturday morning. |
| The crash site is on the island's remote west coast, which is a popular tourist area. | |
| A UK Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are providing consular assistance to their families at this difficult time." | |
| Bad weather | |
| Also among the dead are Leang Sovannmony, 27, and Josephine Gibson, 29, both from South Australia, and pilot Mitch Gameren, a 28-year-old New Zealander. | Also among the dead are Leang Sovannmony, 27, and Josephine Gibson, 29, both from South Australia, and pilot Mitch Gameren, a 28-year-old New Zealander. |
| Rescue teams in helicopters reached the crash site but found no sign of survivors, rescue co-ordinators said. | Rescue teams in helicopters reached the crash site but found no sign of survivors, rescue co-ordinators said. |
| The recovery operation has been hampered by bad weather, but is expected to resume on Sunday, said local police. The cause of the crash is being investigated. | The recovery operation has been hampered by bad weather, but is expected to resume on Sunday, said local police. The cause of the crash is being investigated. |
| The helicopter involved is believed to be a Eurocopter "Squirrel" operated by local firm Alpine Adventures. | The helicopter involved is believed to be a Eurocopter "Squirrel" operated by local firm Alpine Adventures. |
| A Tasman police spokesman said: "The operation is extremely challenging and the safety of those working at the scene is of paramount importance." |