Georgia Wedding Helicopter Crash Kills 2 as Foggy Flight Leaves Bride Trapped for 5 Hours
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Updated · WSB Atlanta · Jun 1
Georgia Wedding Helicopter Crash Kills 2 as Foggy Flight Leaves Bride Trapped for 5 Hours
10 articles · Updated · WSB Atlanta · Jun 1
Dave Fiji, 25, and the pilot were killed when a Robinson R-66 carrying the newlyweds crashed Friday night in wooded Dawson County; bride Jessni survived with cuts and bruises.
Fog and rain had reduced visibility after the reception, and Fiji — a Delta pilot — told family he would not have flown in those conditions before the charter pilot chose to depart at higher altitude.
Jessni was pinned under wreckage and trees for about 5 hours before rescuers reached her; the couple had planned to fly to Peachtree-DeKalb Airport and stay overnight in downtown Atlanta.
Prestige Helicopters' aircraft went down near Dawsonville around 10:35 p.m., and the NTSB is leading the investigation, including whether weather contributed to the crash.
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