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| Leicester City helicopter crash: Owner's wife and son visit stadium | Leicester City helicopter crash: Owner's wife and son visit stadium |
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| The wife and son of Leicester City's owner have laid a wreath at the club's stadium after he was killed alongside four others in a helicopter crash. | The wife and son of Leicester City's owner have laid a wreath at the club's stadium after he was killed alongside four others in a helicopter crash. |
| Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of staff, the pilot and a passenger, all died after the aircraft spiralled out of control outside the ground. | Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of staff, the pilot and a passenger, all died after the aircraft spiralled out of control outside the ground. |
| The club's first team and youth squad are also at the King Power Stadium. | The club's first team and youth squad are also at the King Power Stadium. |
| A team investigating Saturday night's crash has recovered the aircraft's digital flight data recorder. | A team investigating Saturday night's crash has recovered the aircraft's digital flight data recorder. |
| Leicestershire Police named the other people killed in the crash as Nursara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz. | Leicestershire Police named the other people killed in the crash as Nursara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz. |
| The club chairman's wife Aimon and son Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha were joined at the ground by the president of the Thai FA, Somyot Poompanmoung and his wife, Potjaman Poompanmoung. | The club chairman's wife Aimon and son Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha were joined at the ground by the president of the Thai FA, Somyot Poompanmoung and his wife, Potjaman Poompanmoung. |
| Manager Claude Puel joined his players, while vice-chairman Aiyawatt returned to see the tributes after arriving earlier in the morning when around 200 fans broke into spontaneous applause. | |
| Personalities from the sport and entertainment industries have also been outside the stadium, including the lead singer of Leicester rock band Kasabian, Tom Meighan. | |
| Mr Meighan, who joined grieving supporters, said the death of club owner Mr Vichai was like "losing a member of your family". | |
| Club ambassador Alan Birchenall said Leicester City owed "everything" to Mr Vichai. | |
| "There won't be a dry eye among any of the staff today," he added. | |
| Many of the players have paid tribute to Mr Vichai on social media, including club captain Wes Morgan. | Many of the players have paid tribute to Mr Vichai on social media, including club captain Wes Morgan. |
| He tweeted: "Absolutely heartbroken and devastated regarding the news of our chairman. A man that was loved and adored by everyone here at lcfc." | He tweeted: "Absolutely heartbroken and devastated regarding the news of our chairman. A man that was loved and adored by everyone here at lcfc." |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said inspectors would be at the crash site until the end of week before transporting the wreckage to specialist facilities in Farnborough. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said inspectors would be at the crash site until the end of week before transporting the wreckage to specialist facilities in Farnborough. |
| "In the meantime, we are still gathering evidence as part of our investigation," a spokesman said. | "In the meantime, we are still gathering evidence as part of our investigation," a spokesman said. |
| Italian aerospace company Leonardo, which built the helicopter, said it was "first ever accident involving an AW169 helicopter" and it was "ready to support the AAIB". | Italian aerospace company Leonardo, which built the helicopter, said it was "first ever accident involving an AW169 helicopter" and it was "ready to support the AAIB". |
| Witnesses have been urged to contact Leicestershire Police. | Witnesses have been urged to contact Leicestershire Police. |