Leicester City owner's helicopter crashes just after picking him up
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Piece
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Pictures on Sky don’t look great. 
Wolf
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Can't see how he's had any chance to get out of that...
Not been a a good day what with that and Hoddle earlier today
Not been a a good day what with that and Hoddle earlier today
GG26
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Blue in Munich
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Doesn’t look good at all I’m afraid.
Mudball
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It’s been about 12 hrs since the crash.. surely they know if the chairman was in it or not.. BBC still vague about his whereabouts..
Wolf
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BBC News this morning he was in helicopter
Piece
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Could be that the authorities are informing family and friends officially, rather them hearing from media outlets.
Robster59
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They would be trying to see if they can confirm and identify his body.
Dasit
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Very sad news
Just how safe are helicopters? seems to be a lot of deadly accidents reported
Just how safe are helicopters? seems to be a lot of deadly accidents reported
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They are as safe as any mechanical engine machine - if it goes wrong then there is a possiblity of an issue - it does get more affected by changes in wind and if there is a loss of power then it’s going to hard to land it safely.
Very sad news , the owner seemed like a person who really enjoyed the sport and was fully immersed into Leicester- thoughts with the family
clubchamp98
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Sad indeed.
You can glide a chopper down as long as you have the height!
But a failure on take off is usually catastrophic and not much chance of getting out.
I have been in a few but really scared me.
I believe statically it's the most dangerous form of travel per ratio of journeys made.
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Motorcycles are the most dangerous in regards to the deaths per 100.
Helicopter and Small light aircraft are the most dangerous modes of air travel
Blue in Munich
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How many of those are solo motorcycle accidents and how many of those involve other vehicles? Motorcycles aren't necessarily dangerous, car drivers that don't bother looking for them are.
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Sorry yes wasn’t phrased well
There are more people who die when riding a motorbike per 100 journeys than any other mode of transport and without looking into the specific stats i would guess the majority of those deaths are caused by a driver in a car
Reports now that the owner was on board along with his daughter and a few other unknown guests
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I'm not disputing that though you seem to be disputing what I posted.
Beezerk
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Instead of bickering about stupid accident stats, can we not show some respect for those who’ve lost their lives in this awful accident.
This place is beyond belief sometimes.
This place is beyond belief sometimes.
Tashyboy
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Thoughts with all family and those involved in the terrible aftermath.
Pin-seeker
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Terrible news.
Could have been much worse.
Could have been much worse.
