The "generous" and "fiercely intelligent" co-founder and managing director of a financial solutions company has been identified as the fifth victim of a helicopter crash north of Melbourne.All five victims of the helicopter crash have now been identifiedFirst Ag Capital said in a statement that Nicholas Vasudeva was on his way to conduct a routine property inspection with colleagues when the helicopter crashed.
Those who died included one female and three male passengers aged between 50 and 73, and the 32-year-old male pilot.In addition to his role at First Ag Capital, Mr Vasudeva was also a director of the not-for-profit Integrated Specialist Healthcare Education and Research Foundation. It could take as long as eight weeks for investigators to deliver a preliminary report into the accident.
“The track that took us to the aircraft hadn't been looked after since 2009, when the fires came through.”Meat industry leader Paul Troja was identified as the 73-year-old victim of the crash. They said their "broken hearts go to the families and friends of those who were flying with him" and said they understood their "unspeakable loss".Blockchain company AXIchain confirmed its CEO Linda Woodford and finance consultant Ian Perry were also killed in the crash."Ian was a respected member of the agricultural industry and a committed family man and will be sorely missed by all that knew him," a spokesperson for the company said.
The helicopter was operated by Microflite and was one of two aircraft in a convoy bound for northern Victoria.
Fiercely intelligent?