Police name passenger
Man named after helicopter crash in Wanaka
6/03/2006 13:12:02 Newstalk ZB
The name of the passenger killed in a helicopter crash in Mount Aspiring park has been released.
He was 61-year-old Jonathan Stein from New Hampshire in America.
The wreckage of the Robinson 22 was spotted when DOC staff went into the park to check out reports of a fire near Homestead Peak yesterday.
Mr Stein's family has been informed of his death and a post-mortem examination is taking place in Dunedin today.
The Civil Aviation Authority began its investigation this morning.