British tourist killed by helicopter blade ‘while on his phone’
British tourist  killed by helicopter blade ‘while on his phone’
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A British tourist, aged22,  was killed by a helicopter blade as he attempted to snap a selfie in Greece. Now three crew members are under arrest, a report said.

Jack Fenton had just gotten off a chartered Bell 407 at a helipad outside Athens when he was hit by the still-spinning rear rotors. “Our inquiry has focused on possible negligence,” a police official said.
“Basic questions have emerged from witness testimony as to why the blades were not at a standstill when passengers were permitted to disembark on Monday.” Fenton was on his way back from a family tour on a ritzy Greek island at the time, as per reports.

Fenton reportedly got off the helicopter and headed to its rear not realizing the blades were still spinning and died instantly. A second helicopter carrying his parents was diverted so they would not t have to see the gruesome aftermath, the report added.

A police union head said the propeller blades run for about two minutes when the engine is turned off unless the pilot hits a button that can stop them in about 50 seconds. “The helicopter door has no security, anyone who wants to open the door and get out,” Girgos Kalliakmanis told local media, the report concluded.

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