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David Beckhamis honoring the members of the soccer community who lost their lives in a tragic helicopter crash over the weekend.
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the billionaire owner of the Leicester City Football Club, was killed last Saturday along with four others when the helicopter they were flying out of England’s King Power Stadium after a match started to spin before plummeting to the ground in a parking lot,the BBC reported.
In a statement released online, the football club said, “It is with the deepest regret and a collective broken heart that we confirm our Chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was among those to have tragically lost their lives on Saturday evening when a helicopter carrying him and four other people crashed outside King Power Stadium. None of the five people on-board survived.”
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This week, former British soccer star Beckham reacted to the newson Instagram, sharing a message alongside the team’s logo.
“Very sorry to hear about the tragedy at Leicester,” the 43-year-old said. “My thoughts and condolences are with the families, loved ones and everyone associated with the club.”
He added, “Mr Srivaddhanaprabha was a fantastic owner and seemed like a man with huge ambition and passion … May they rest in peace…”
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The crash took place Saturday around 8:30 p.m. local time,according to BBC. Of the four additional people on board, two were members of Srivaddhanaprabha’s staff, Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare. The others were pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz. The outlet reported that Swaffer was a career flyer.
Ex-Leicester player Peter Shilton and his wife Stephtold BBCthey witnessed the incident. It started when the helicopter reportedly “seemed to be making a funny noise and started to spin,” Shilton said.
“It was surreal and we weren’t sure what was happening, but then it started to spiral. We realized it was out of control and all of a sudden it started coming towards us… It will live with us forever,” he recalled to the outlet.
source: people.com
