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| New Zealand helicopter crash: Tribute paid to Hampshire couple killed | New Zealand helicopter crash: Tribute paid to Hampshire couple killed |
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| The family of a Hampshire couple killed in a helicopter crash in New Zealand have paid tribute to the holidaymakers who were on "their last big adventure together". | The family of a Hampshire couple killed in a helicopter crash in New Zealand have paid tribute to the holidaymakers who were on "their last big adventure together". |
| Nigel and Helen Charlton, aged 66 and 70, were one of two British couples who died when the aircraft crashed on the South Island on Saturday. | Nigel and Helen Charlton, aged 66 and 70, were one of two British couples who died when the aircraft crashed on the South Island on Saturday. |
| Andrew Virco and Katharine Walker, from Cambridge, were also killed. | Andrew Virco and Katharine Walker, from Cambridge, were also killed. |
| Mr and Mrs Charlton's family said they were "heartbroken" by the news. | Mr and Mrs Charlton's family said they were "heartbroken" by the news. |
| 'Remain travelling' | 'Remain travelling' |
| "They were very adventurous when it came to travel and this holiday was to be their last big adventure together," the statement, issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, said. | "They were very adventurous when it came to travel and this holiday was to be their last big adventure together," the statement, issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, said. |
| "None of us were expecting their adventure to continue in the way that it will. | "None of us were expecting their adventure to continue in the way that it will. |
| "We are grateful that they remain travelling together but heartbroken that their new itinerary started the way that it did." | "We are grateful that they remain travelling together but heartbroken that their new itinerary started the way that it did." |
| They were also described by neighbours and friends in Dunbridge, Romsey, where they lived, as "big personalities" who were "very active" in the local community. | |
| The couple leave two children and three grandchildren. | |
| The Fox Glacier crash site is on the island's remote west coast, which is a popular tourist area. | The Fox Glacier crash site is on the island's remote west coast, which is a popular tourist area. |
| Also among the dead are Sovannmony Leang, 27, and Josephine Gibson, 29, both from New South Wales, Australia; and pilot Mitchell Gameren, 28, from Queenstown, New Zealand. | Also among the dead are Sovannmony Leang, 27, and Josephine Gibson, 29, both from New South Wales, Australia; and pilot Mitchell Gameren, 28, from Queenstown, New Zealand. |