Three killed and four others are seriously injured following a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon  – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Three killed and four others are seriously injured following a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon 




Three people have been killed and four others have been seriously injured following a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon on Saturday.

According to reports in the US, the devastating crash occurred at 5:20pm local time when a Papillon Tour helicopter came down in the Grand Canyon West region.

It is believed three people of the seven onboard were killed instantly, whilst four others were left in critical condition following the crash.

The remaining survivors were left unable to be airlifted as high winds prevented a rescue helicopter from landing. 

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