‘Beloved’ Brit newlywed killed alongside wife in horror fireball helicopter crash on Greek honeymoon

A BRITISH newlywed couple who were killed in a horror helicopter crash during their honeymoon on a Greek holiday island have been named. Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert died alongside a Greek pilot as the aircraft was seen hurtling towards the ground before exploding in a fireball on Monday. Three people died in the helicopter crash Credit: Reuters Emergency personnel and locals work at the site of a helicopter crash on the island of Sifnos Credit: Reuters The small private aircraft crashed while attempting to land on a helipad in Tholos at around 6.15pm local time, reports say. A huge inferno broke out as the chopper went down before two firefighters and one fire engine raced to the site to tackle the flames. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The Brit couple were reportedly on their honeymoon at the time of the tragedy. Asset management firm Blackstone said they have been left “shocked” by the death of its “beloved” employee Alex and his wife Marie. The crash killed three people, according to local reports Smoke billows from the site of a helicopter crash on the island of Sifnos, Greece Credit: Reuters Fire crews work at the scene of the crash Credit: Athena The third victim, Greek pilot Giorgos Raikos, 55, had been hired just two months prior to the crash, local media reported. But he was described as “a very experienced” former military air force pilot by a police source. He was a married dad-of-three, according to local reports. A rescue team from Syros then arrived later on with the Fire Department’s RAFNAR speedboat. Most read in The Sun The cause of the tragic crash is still under investigation with locals telling cops a “strange noise” was heard as the helicopter flew over their homes. Deputy Mayor of Sifnos, Manolis Fountoulakis told ERTnews: “According to the testimonies of the residents of the area, they heard the noise of the helicopter, it was a strange noise. “It probably had a mechanical failure in the air. This is because the propeller was doing something strange… it was making a very loud noise.” Investigators are now focusing on these final minutes before the fatal crash. Authorities are attempting to accurately reconstruct the flight path after it was revealed the small private aircraft crashed close by to its correct landing location. Comment now