Two Britons killed in Majorca helicopter crash

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Two British men have died in a helicopter crash on the Spanish island of Majorca.

Both died instantly when the aircraft fell from the sky and rescue workers later found the two men's bodies with the burned-out wreckage.

The helicopter took off at 10.40am from Son Bonet aerodrome near Palma. It crashed in Coll de Sa Gramola, a hilly area near Andratz, in the south west.

Police sources said that the dead men - who have not been named - were both wearing Rolex watches with the time stopped at 11.20am.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We can confirm the death of two British nationals in a helicopter crash in Majorca."

Local media reported that the helicopter was owned by Spanish company Sloane Helicopters Ltd.

But a company representative said yesterday: "The helicopter was owned by a British man we know, who was flying at the time of the crash.

"He is a middle-aged, married man with a daughter in her 20s. He lives in the UK but was on holiday, taking a friend up."

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