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Dozens of people came Sunday in the Leicester City stadium to drop flowers, candles and messages of encouragement, while authorities are still investigating the accident suffered yesterday by the owner's helicopter from this English club, the Thai Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
It is still unknown whether there are casualties or how many people were on board, although the British BBC has reported that Srivaddhanaprabha, 61, was among the passengers of the aircraft.
Police in Leicestershire announced today that the Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIB) had taken the reins of the investigation to determine the circumstances of the accident. The helicopter crashed into a parking lot shortly after taking off from the same lawn at King Power Stadium, where Leicester played Saturday an English League game against West Ham (1-1).
When "foxes" play at home, Srivaddhanaprabha usually arrives and leaves the field in his helicopter, of the type AgustaWestland 169 and with a capacity of ten passengers, as the aviation website explains "Planefinder"
"You are in our thoughts" or "Thank you xxx", said cards filed in a makeshift memorial next to the towers of the 54th and 57th entrances to the stadium, which is gradually filled with flowers and other objects related to this club like a fox photo and a multitude of blue scarves.
Another follower left an image of the god of the elephant Ganesha, one of the most popular deities of the Hindu religion, to whom one prays before starting something new, a trip, a job or a the wedding.
The football world has also been shot through social networks to send messages of encouragement, a large number of players using the emoticon of the hands in a prayer position, as a sign of hope.
Former Leicester City player, Matt Piper, said today that he was in the West Ham match yesterday and that he had seen Srivaddhanaprabha in the stadium area.
"This is the darkest day of our club (…) We can only remember now all the good things they do (the owner and their son) for the team, as when there are a game every day where they distribute empanadas, beer, cakes They are an example for other club owners, "Piper told Radio 5.
The former footballer recalled that Srivaddhanaprabha, through his company King Power, maintained a "special relationship" not only with his supporters, but with the entire city of Leicester, where he collaborates with various humanitarian organizations and hospitals.
The Thai businessman bought the Leicester in August 2010 for 39 million pounds, when he was in the second division of English football.
The duty-free airport tycoon has a personal fortune of nearly 3,000 million euros and the Forbes specialty magazine places him among the seven richest men in Thailand.
Under his presidency, the modest Leicester it was raised at Prime Minister, the highest category of English football, and came to win it during the 2015-2016 season, a feat that touched the balloon world
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