{"id":452,"date":"2024-02-12T19:26:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T19:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=452"},"modified":"2024-02-12T19:26:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T19:26:08","slug":"helicopter-flying-to-super-bowl-crashes-killing-all-six-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=452","title":{"rendered":"Helicopter flying to Super Bowl crashes, killing all six on board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A helicopter crash claimed the lives of six people bound for Las Vegas on the eve of the Super Bowl, according to tragic reports.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/helicopter-crash-six-nevada-nigeria-b2494423.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Independent say<\/a> the victims include the CEO of a Nigerian bank, his family, and two pilots onboard.<\/p>\n<p>The helicopter was traveling between Palm Springs, California to Boulder City, just outside of Las Vegas, when it crashed near Baker, California at around 10pm on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The President of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/nigeria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nigeria<\/a>, Bold Ahmed Tinbu, confirmed the deaths of Herbert Wigwe, the CEO of Access Holdings, his wife, Chizoba Wigwe, and their son Chizi Wigwe.<\/p>\n<p>Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, was also on board the helicopter when it went down.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses are said to have claimed that fire could be seen coming from the aircraft after it made contact with the ground.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1756483534829531259&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Ffamily%2Fhelicopter-flying-to-super-bowl-crashes-killing-all-six-on-board%2F&amp;sessionId=6fd67324919390798d02932b7fb2d6904604c677&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1756483534829531259\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis passing is an overwhelming tragedy that is shocking beyond comprehension,\u201d President Bold Amed Tinbu said. \u201cI pray for the peaceful repose of the departed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/10\/2024\/herbert-wigwe-of-nigeria-access-bank-killed-in-helicopter-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Semafor<\/a>, Wigwe was on his way to Las Vegas to attend Superbowl LVIII with his wife.<\/p>\n<p>The helicopter crash was the second to have shaken California in recent days. Last week a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/news\/five-missing-u-s-marines-confirmed-dead-following-helicopter-crash-outside-of-san-diego\/\">Navy helicopter carrying five marines crashed<\/a> in the mountains in the southern part of the state amidst stormy conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Lance Cpl. Donovan Davis, 21, of Olathe, Kansas; Sgt. Alec Langen, 23, of Chandler, Arizona; Capt. Benjamin Moulton, 27, of Emmett, Idaho; Capt. Jack Casey, 26, of Dover, New Hampshire; and Capt. Miguel Nava, 28, of Traverse City, Michigan, were the victims named.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1756459283661672710&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Ffamily%2Fhelicopter-flying-to-super-bowl-crashes-killing-all-six-on-board%2F&amp;sessionId=6fd67324919390798d02932b7fb2d6904604c677&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1756459283661672710\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3rdmaw\/status\/1755289038611706127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">press release<\/a>, the helicopter was found last Wednesday morning in a mountainous area around 35 miles east of San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weather.com\/news\/weather\/news\/2024-02-07-marine-helicopter-crash-miramar-ch53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Weather Channel<\/a>\u00a0reported that the area had been under a winter weather warning for elevations 4,000 feet and above. 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