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Grand Canyon crash: Father pays tribute to dead sons | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A father who lost two sons in a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon has paid tribute to them as a memorial service was held in their home town. | |
Stuart Hill, 30, died alongside his girlfriend Becky Dobson, 27, and his brother Jason, 32, on Saturday. | Stuart Hill, 30, died alongside his girlfriend Becky Dobson, 27, and his brother Jason, 32, on Saturday. |
Prayers were said in Worthing, West Sussex, for those who died and four survivors - three other passengers and the pilot. | |
The Reverend David Hill said everything was "incredibly raw". | |
He said he was not only father to the two men, but might also have been a father-in-law to Ms Dobson one day. | |
She was on holiday with the two brothers to celebrate her boyfriend's 30th birthday. | She was on holiday with the two brothers to celebrate her boyfriend's 30th birthday. |
Mr Hill said: "These are three people deeply in our compassion, our love." | |
Passengers Ellie Milward, 29, Jonathan Udall, 32, Jennifer Barham, 39, are still being treated for critical injuries and pilot Scott Booth, 42, was also injured. | |
Mr Udall and Ms Milward were on their honeymoon at the time, according to a JustGiving page set up for them. | |
Mr Hill said: "There's also three people over in America and we're thinking of them especially as they'll be thinking of us. | |
The service was held at St Matthew's Church, where Mr Hill is a Baptist minister on its preaching team. | |
He said: "I'm bowled over by the number of people who are here tonight and I say to anyone who's listening remember to give your children a hug tonight. | |
"If you forget everything else, tell them you love them, even if at times you wonder, because the greatest thing that my children ever gave to me was love." | |
The Rev Sara-Jane Stevens, who led the service, remembered the brothers as "loving and full of mischief". | |
The Airbus EC130 B4 crashed just before sunset. | The Airbus EC130 B4 crashed just before sunset. |
The cause of the crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. | The cause of the crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. |
Preliminary findings released by Mohave County Medical Examiner's Office said the three, who were all from Worthing, died from multiple injuries. | Preliminary findings released by Mohave County Medical Examiner's Office said the three, who were all from Worthing, died from multiple injuries. |
Full post-mortem reports may take up to six weeks. | |