Two die in helicopter crash

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The middle-aged man and woman died when the private craft came down in woodland in the grounds of Rudding Park near Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

The aircraft crashed at just before 4.30pm on Saturday around a mile from the hotel, which has a helipad near the first tee of the course.

An investigation into the causes of the crash is under way, police said.

Weather forecasters said high winds which had been buffeting the area earlier had subsided by the time of the crash but conditions were still gusty.

Inspector Tad Nowakowski said a middle-aged man and woman from West Yorkshire were pronounced dead at the scene.

Their bodies remained in the mangled wreckage of the helicopter and would be removed some time on Sunday.

"The helicopter is in the middle of a small wood. It has caused damage to branches. It is quite badly damaged," he said.

"We understand they had just left Rudding Park Hotel. The two people are from the West Yorkshire area, the helicopter is a private helicopter.

"My thoughts and prayers are with their family and friends. It would appear to be a really tragic incident and our job now is to try and establish the cause, which will take some time."