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Fox Glacier body that of 2015 crash victim

Seven people were killed on the helicopter trip to Fox Glacier. Photo: ODT files
Seven people were killed on the helicopter trip to Fox Glacier. Photo: ODT files
A body discovered by a tramper on Fox Glacier earlier this month has been formally identified as one of seven people killed in a helicopter crash two years ago.

Police named the victim yesterday as Cynthia Charlton, of the United Kingdom.

The 70-year-old lost her life on what was a huge trip to New Zealand with husband Nigel Charlton (66), who was also killed in the crash.

She was a mother of two children and a grandmother of three.

The couple were among six tourists on a sightseeing trip with Alpine Adventurers in November 2015.

Also from the UK were Andrew Virco (50) and his partner Katharine Walker (51), Australians Sovannmony Leang (27) and 29-year-old Josephine Gibson, who were all killed in the crash.

New Zealand pilot Mitchell Gameren (28), of Queenstown, also lost his life.

Following the crash, a large search and rescue and recovery effort was carried out, and police, the Transport Accident Investigation Commission as well as the Civil Aviation Authority of NZ conducted investigations into the incident.

The CAA also suspended the air operating certificate of the managing director of the helicopter company after the accident.

Authorities said at the time they had recovered all seven bodies.

However, the remains belonging to Mrs Charlton were found almost two years later after a tramper made the discovery near a crevasse near Chancellor Hut on March 2. 
 

Comments

So did S&R lie 2 years ago or did they pass off another body as that of Mrs Charlton?
A heck of a lot of questions get raised by this. I wonder if the truth will ever get out.

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