Rachel Jordan, pictured shortly before lockdown, started walking for the first time this week. Nearly three months after surviving a helicopter crash, wedding photographer Rachel Jordan is finally starting to walk again a week before she heads home from hospital. Christchurch couple Mahdi Zougub and Fay El Hanafy were injured in the wedding day helicopter crash on June 12 near Windwhistle, in the Canterbury high country. ': Bride recalls helicopter crash* Pilot involved in Canterbury helicopter crash suffered spinal injuries* Model of helicopter involved in wedding crash had suffered power failures before* Helicopter suffered 'total power loss' prior to crash* Wedding photographer who hates flying recounts moment helicopter plummeted to groundAfter initially fearing she may not be able to walk again, she took her first steps with the help of a walking frame and a bar this week following a long rehabilitation process. The company had carried out an internal investigation, including a review of the data and other evidence gathered by independent helicopter pilot Simon Spencer-Bower.

Source: Stuff September 03, 2021 06:00 UTC