A young British tourist who died after being struck by helicopter blades in Greece may have been attempting to take a photo when alighting the aircraft, local media have reported. The 22-year-old male has been named by local police as Jack Fenton. He was

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Pic shows: Jack Fenton - killed by helicopter rotor blade in Greece<br />
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The 22-year-old was reportedly travelling with three friends and had returned from a brief trip to the island of Mykonos, landing at a helipad in Spata, Athens, on Monday evening.<br />
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“He was the first to disembark the Bell 407 helicopter in Athens and as he moved to the back, he was hit in the head by the aircraft’s small rear rotor,” a senior police official told The Times.<br />
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“There was no chance of him surviving. His death was instantaneous.”<br />
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The Oxford Brookes student was reportedly using his phone when he was fatally struck by the helicopter blades.<br />
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Pic shows: Jack Fenton - killed by helicopter rotor blade in Greece

The 22-year-old was reportedly travelling with three friends and had returned from a brief trip to the island of Mykonos, landing at a helipad in Spata, Athens, on Monday evening.

“He was the first to disembark the Bell 407 helicopter in Athens and as he moved to the back, he was hit in the head by the aircraft’s small rear rotor,” a senior police official told The Times.

“There was no chance of him surviving. His death was instantaneous.”

The Oxford Brookes student was reportedly using his phone when he was fatally struck by the helicopter blades.

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