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LEICESTER, England – Latest news about helicopter crash in Leicester (local time):
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2:35 p.m.
The Leicester football team visited the growing memorial of the team owner outside the stadium.
Players have wandered around the yards of jerseys, scarves and flowers that have formed at King Power Stadium since the crash of Saturday's helicopter claimed the life of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four other people.
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, Vichai's son, went to the middle of the improvised memorial under the applause of the fans.
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12:50
The wife and son of the late owner of the Premier League football team, Leicester, have filed a floral tribute to the outside stadium.
The crown joined hundreds of scarves, sweaters and messages left by fans at the King Power Stadium near the Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha helicopter that fell on Saturday.
Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha is Vice President of Leicester, Premier League Champion 2016. It was his first appearance with his mother, Aimon, since the crash.
Vichai, the Thai billionaire of the King Power distribution company, and four other people died when the helicopter became uncontrollable as he was leaving the stadium after a Premier League match.
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24:15
According to the authorities, a digital flight data recorder was found in the helicopter of the owner of the Leicester football team.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch said the inspectors "will start working on the recorder, which has been subjected to intense heat as a result of the fire that followed the accident. "
In a statement, the AAIB says inspectors should stay at the Leicester stadium site until the end of the week, by which time the wreckage should be transported to specialized facilities for a fee. thorough examination.
The AAIB has inspectors specialized in the fields of engineering, operations, flight data and human factors.
Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four other people died when the helicopter slipped out of control as he left King Power Stadium after a Premier League match on Saturday.
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10:45
FIFA President Gianni Infantino extended his condolences to the friends and families of Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and the four other victims who died in a helicopter crash.
In an article attributed to Infantino on Twitter, FIFA states that she "sends her heartfelt condolences to their family, their friends and the many football fans for whom Vichai was a full member of The Foxes family. ".
Vichai, a Thai businessman, was killed in Saturday's crash near the football stadium after a Premier League match. It had become a club tradition for the owner to leave after games in a helicopter taking off from the central circle.
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura wrote on Twitter: "Vichai's kindness, his pbadion for football, Leicester and its people have touched the hearts of many."
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said in a statement that "European football is deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and the other four people who have lost their lives. life".
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10:10
Prince William offered his condolences to the family of the owner of the Leicester Football Club and to the four other people who died in a helicopter crash.
William states that "his thoughts are going today to the family and friends of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and to all the victims" in the helicopter, which crashed Saturday next to the stadium.
The prince, who is president of the English Football Federation, said he knew this 60-year-old retail entrepreneur for several years. William said that Vichai "has made such a contribution to football, especially thanks to the magical season of Leicester City 2016 that captivated the imagination of the world. He will be missed by all the fans of this sport and all those who have the chance to know him. "
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