Student killed by helicopter blade ‘while taking selfie’ in front of family

 

According to a report by The Mirror, the British student Jack Fenton, 22, was disembarking from a helicopter in Athens when he was hit in the head with the tail blade.
It’s been reported he was returning from a brief trip to Mykonos with three friends at the time of the tragedy.
A Greek police source told the Mirror that the Briton had been decapitated by the moving blades at the tail of the helicopter.
“The blades were still in motion when he disembarked and our investigation has focused on possible negligence. The rota should have been at a standstill when the young man left the aircraft. “A police officer told the publication that the case file has now been sent to the public prosecutor. The inquiry has been completed.
The report furthermore stated that three people including the aircraft’s pilot were arrested overnight with the pilot facing charges of involuntary manslaughter.
It is believed the pilot radioed his colleague on board another helicopter, which had the man’s parents on, to raise the alarm.
They managed to divert his parents to another airfield in Spata, to spare them the horror of seeing their son’s body.
The number of people killed while taking selfies has increased over the past two years, with most dying by falling or drowning during an attempt to get the perfect snap of themselves.
Earlier this month, a 29-year-old man from Delhi fell off a cliff near Totaghati.