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| Crash victims 'on shooting trip' | Crash victims 'on shooting trip' |
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| Four men who died when a helicopter crashed into a field in Cumbria were travelling to a shooting weekend in Scotland, police said. | |
| The bodies of the victims, including a father and son, were found near a farm in Gatebeck, Kendal, on Saturday. | The bodies of the victims, including a father and son, were found near a farm in Gatebeck, Kendal, on Saturday. |
| The Robinson R44 aircraft set off from Carnforth, Lancashire, on Friday night bound for Lochmaben, near Lockerbie. | The Robinson R44 aircraft set off from Carnforth, Lancashire, on Friday night bound for Lochmaben, near Lockerbie. |
| The father and son were from the Carnforth area and the two other men were from West Yorkshire. | The father and son were from the Carnforth area and the two other men were from West Yorkshire. |
| A Cumbria Police spokesman said the deceased would not be named until next of kin had been informed, with full details expected to be released on Monday morning. | A Cumbria Police spokesman said the deceased would not be named until next of kin had been informed, with full details expected to be released on Monday morning. |
| Air accident investigators are continuing their inquiries at the crash scene near Sill Field Farm. | Air accident investigators are continuing their inquiries at the crash scene near Sill Field Farm. |
| Mobile phones | Mobile phones |
| The wreckage of the helicopter is expected to be removed from the site later on Sunday. | The wreckage of the helicopter is expected to be removed from the site later on Sunday. |
| A search operation involving police, coastguards, mountain rescue teams and an RAF helicopter was mounted when the helicopter failed to arrive at its destination. | A search operation involving police, coastguards, mountain rescue teams and an RAF helicopter was mounted when the helicopter failed to arrive at its destination. |
| Police pinpointed its position using signals from the passengers' mobile phones, but a farm worker had spotted the crashed aircraft and had alerted emergency services. | Police pinpointed its position using signals from the passengers' mobile phones, but a farm worker had spotted the crashed aircraft and had alerted emergency services. |
| A spokesman for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said the area had experienced heavy rain and strong winds on Friday night. | A spokesman for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said the area had experienced heavy rain and strong winds on Friday night. |
| Two of the bodies were said to have been inside the wreckage, while the other two were on the ground. | Two of the bodies were said to have been inside the wreckage, while the other two were on the ground. |
| Sill Field Farm is owned by pig farmer Peter Gott who is well known in the area for breeding wild boar. | Sill Field Farm is owned by pig farmer Peter Gott who is well known in the area for breeding wild boar. |