Two people who died in Dales helicopter crash named by police

They were 66-year-old Ian Macdonald and 16-year-old Admarsu Birhan.

Author: Harry LongPublished 21st Jun 2022

Two people who died in a helicopter crash in the Dales yesterday have been named by police.

They were 66 year-old Ian Macdonald - who was the pilot - and 16 year-old German national Admarsu Birhan - who was an exchange student.

Police say formal identification is yet to take place.

The investigation into the crash near Burton-in-Lonsdale is continuing.

A team of inspectors from the Air Accident Investigations Branch are carrying out further enquiries.

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