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Leicester City helicopter crash: Wreckage removal begins | Leicester City helicopter crash: Wreckage removal begins |
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Work to remove the wreckage of the helicopter which crashed near to Leicester City's stadium is under way. | Work to remove the wreckage of the helicopter which crashed near to Leicester City's stadium is under way. |
Club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died along with two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger when the aircraft came down just after taking off from the King Power Stadium. | |
Mr Vichai's funeral is to begin in Thailand on Saturday. | Mr Vichai's funeral is to begin in Thailand on Saturday. |
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it would begin examining parts of the wreckage. | |
An AAIB spokesman said "the recovery operation is under way", adding that the helicopter would be inspected in detail at its specialist facilities in Farnborough "by the weekend". | |
Media in Thailand are reporting that Mr Vichai's body has now arrived in Bangkok. | |
A black vehicle, thought to be carrying the body, was seen travelling from Don Mueang airport to the temple where the funeral is scheduled to take place on Saturday. | |
Nusara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner, Izabela Roza Lechowicz, also died in the crash last Saturday. | |
Police have now formally identified four of the victims, but coroners are still yet to formally confirm the identify of Mr Kaveporn. | |
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