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Julia BuzarThe household of a pair killed in a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight have mentioned they’re “heartbroken and struggling to deal with the loss”.
Justyna Czoska and Wojtek Kowalkowski, from Oxfordshire, had been amongst 4 individuals on board the plane that came down near Shanklin on Monday morning.
In a put up on Fb, Ms Czoska’s daughter mentioned: “I’ve no phrases, the world took my mum too quickly”.
One different particular person died and one other is in a critical situation in hospital.
A fundraiser for the household has been arrange by Jacob Butler, who mentioned his accomplice, Julia Buzar, misplaced her “beloved mum and her accomplice” within the tragedy.
In a put up written in English and Polish, he mentioned: “This sudden and devastating occasion has left all us heartbroken and struggling to deal with the loss.
“We at the moment are making an attempt to carry them each again to Poland to allow them to be laid to relaxation with their households, within the place they referred to as house.
“The price of repatriation, funeral preparations, and journey is greater than we will handle alone, and we’re asking for help throughout this extremely tough time.”
Posting on Fb, Ms Buzar mentioned: “I’ve no phrases, the world took my mum too quickly, she was the most effective mum you would ask for, liked by everybody.
“I by no means thought I might be writing one thing like this.
“Please if anybody might assist carry them again to Poland to allow them to be with there [sic] households it will imply the world to me.. Relaxation in peace mum and Wojtek.”
Ms Czoska had labored at Turpins Lodge Using College in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, since March 2024.
In a press release, the using college mentioned: “We’re extraordinarily unhappy to let everybody know that tragically Justyna our teacher was killed in a helicopter crash on the Isle of Wight yesterday.
“Justyna was very properly appreciated at Turpins Lodge by employees and by clients.
“Justyna was cheerful, dependable and conscientious. She is going to go away an enormous gap to fill.
“Our ideas exit to Justyna’s daughters, household and associates.
“We are going to endeavour to hold on as usually as doable however there might need to be some adjustments to classes whereas we adapt to this very unhappy state of affairs.”
Witnesses reported the plane spiralling earlier than crashing in a discipline alongside the A3020 at 09:20 BST.
One particular person was airlifted to the main trauma centre at College Hospital Southampton, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary mentioned.
A spokesman for operator Northumbria Helicopters mentioned G-OCLV – a Robinson R44 II – had “departed from Sandown Airport at roughly 09:00, was carrying 4 passengers on board together with the pilot, and was endeavor a flying lesson”.
The id of the third sufferer has not but been confirmed.
