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Briton killed as helicopter crashes in Netanya

November 24, 2009 14:33
Sironit beach, Netanya, where the crash took place

By

Jessica Elgot,

Jessica Elgot

1 min read

Four people have died after a helicopter crashed off the coast of Netanya, Israel.

Israeli ambulance service Magen David Adom has confirmed that four bodies have been recovered from the helicopter, and that at least one, a 43 year-old man, was British.

The private helicopter took off from Tel Aviv's Sde Dov airfield. Two of the dead have been identified as Israeli citizens. A British passport has also been recovered from the sea.

Haaretz has identified the pilot as Ran Lapid, and suggested he was an employee of El Al.

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