Accident in Canada: the Italian guide also dies. The leader of the group of Italian entrepreneurs, New Zealander Lewis Ainsworth, died in hospital from injuries sustained in the helicopter crash.
The 35-year-old worked for Northern Escape Heli-Ski and had extensive professional experience. "Lewis was a highly respected member of the New Zealand and international mountaineering and skiing community. Loved by many, he will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to know him and share his passion for the mountains," family says.