WV Billionaire Among Seven Americans Killed In Carribean Helicopter Crash

July 5, 2019 4:19 am

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) – Police in the Bahamas say a helicopter flying from Big Grand Cay island to Fort Lauderdale has crashed, killing seven Americans on board. A statement from the Royal Bahamas Police Force said the cause of Thursday’s crash two miles off Grand Cay was under investigation. It identified the people killed as four women and three men. Reports from West Virginia Governor Jim Justice confirms two of the people dead came from his state. West Virginia coal billionaire and philanthropist Chris Cline was one individual on the flight, along with his daughter. It said police and civil aviation authorities were probing the crash.