Article 61TER British tourist, 21, killed by helicopter blade in Greece

British tourist, 21, killed by helicopter blade in Greece

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Helena Smith in Athens
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Three arrested after Jack Fenton hit by rear rotor while reportedly trying to take a selfie at heliport in Athens

A Greek prosecutor has ordered an inquiry into the death of a 21-year-old British man killed by a spinning rotor blade after disembarking in Athens from a helicopter chartered from Mykonos.

Instructing the probe in the wake of Monday's tragedy, the magistrate allowed two ground engineers and the aircraft's pilot to walk free pending the results of the investigation. The trio had been detained after the incident.

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