The RCMP has confirmed a fourth person is dead following a helicopter crash in the mountains north of Terrace Jan. 22.

A radio station in New Zealand identified Lewis Ainsworth as a helicopter passenger who was originally injured and flown to hospital, but has since succumbed to his injuries.

Radio New Zealand (RNZ) said Ainsworth was the 35-year-old president of the New Zealand Mountain Guides Association (NZMGA) and accredited by the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations. He was employed as a guide by Northern Escape, the Terrace company running the expedition, RNZ said.

香蕉视频直播淭he three other passengers remain in stable condition,香蕉视频直播� the RCMP said in a press release today (Jan. 29).

Northern Escape Heli Skiing reported late Sunday afternoon (Jan. 28) the mission to retrieve the bodies of the three people killed in crash last week has been completed.

香蕉视频直播淭hank you to the RCMP and the Terrace Search and Rescue team who, earlier today, led the successful recovery mission to bring back the bodies of the three people who tragically lost their lives in the helicopter accident on January 22,香蕉视频直播� the company said in a statement attributed to president John Forrest.

Previously a newspaper in Italy identified two of the others who died as Heiner Junior (Heinzl) Oberrauch and Andreas Widmann. Widmann香蕉视频直播檚 family owns TEXmarket a company that specializes in cycling apparel. He was 35. Oberrauch, 29, was a son of the founder of Italian sporting goods chain Sportler.

Oberrach香蕉视频直播檚 older brother and Sportler CEO Jakob Oberrauch, 34, was also injured in the crash that occurred in the mountains approximately 30 kilometres north of Terrace.

The crash remains under investigation by Canada香蕉视频直播檚 Transportation Safety Board, the RCMP, BC Coroners Service and

More to come.