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UVALDE, Texas –
A man and a woman who had just been married for an hour and a half were killed this weekend when their helicopter broke down in Uvalde, Texas.
The groom's grandfather, William Byler, confirmed to Eyewitness News that the plane crashed on Saturday on the family ranch.
His grandson, Will Byler, his new wife, Bailee Ackerman, and the pilot of the plane, Gerald Green Lawrence, all died in the accident.
Eyewitness News spoke to Lawrence's daughter-in-law, Amilyn Willard, who said he was captain in the military and had fought in Vietnam.
The confirmation comes after the National Transportation Safety Board tweeted Sunday about an accident involving a Bell 206B helicopter, a two-bladed model, with one or two reactors. The incident occurred about 15 miles northwest of Uvalde, according to NTSB information.
NTSB investigating the accident Sunday of a Bell 206B in Uvalde, TX.
– NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) November 4, 2018
Officials are investigating and the San Antonio Fire Department has deployed 10 units to help.
The investigative body did not immediately confirm the number of people killed.
The couple's wedding portal on The Knot's planning website also confirmed their wedding on November 3 in Uvalde on the Byler Family Ranch. The engagement photos also show Byler in his cowboy hat in various forms of embracing with Ackerman.
A guest at this wedding submitted a video of the couple 's lavish departure aboard the convicted plane:
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