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A video shows a helicopter crashing at a wedding ceremony, claiming the lives of the bride and the groom. India Today found that this helicopter crash did not claim any lives and the couple, unharmed, went ahead with the nuptials.
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This helicopter crash, which took place at a wedding in Brazil in 2018, did not claim any lives.
Bridal entry is one of the most awaited moments in any Indian wedding. Every wedding season, social media get flooded with videos of extravagant and dramatic bridal entries—from making quirky entries on cars, bikes to even tractor rides. Not just that, even water and air charters are not spared.
A video of one such lavish entry is doing the rounds on social media these days, where it is claimed that a couple aboard the helicopter lost their lives in a horrific crash.
A person sharing the video on Twitter wrote, “The bride and groom arriving and landing in a luxurious wedding helicopter, all dreams vanish in a moment. Parents watching their own children die helplessly, invited guests too. Never be proud of wealth. See the fate of a luxurious marriage.”
Archives of such posts can be found here and here.
India Today found that this helicopter crash did not claim any lives and the couple, unharmed, went ahead with the nuptials.
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A reverse search of keyframes from the viral video on Yandex led us to a report carrying a screengrab from the viral video. It stated that a shocking incident took place at a wedding in Brazil, where a helicopter carrying the bride for her big entry crashed before landing. It further mentioned that the bride and pilot managed to escape from the chopper and there were no casualties.
Further searches led us to a news report on the incident by the Mirror from May 2018. It reported that the helicopter carrying the bride crashed in the middle of the wedding venue — a vineyard north of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The couple, however, decided to go ahead with the nuptials.
Estadao, a daily newspaper published in Sao Paulo, also shared the viral video stating that three people were injured in the accident.
We also found a tweet about this helicopter crash on the official Twitter page of the Fire Department of the Military Police of Sao Paulo. There, too, no mention of any casualties was found.
Reporting this incident on May 5, 2018, a leading Brazilian news portal G1 stated that there were four people in the chopper — the pilot, a child, a photographer, and the bride. Three people suffered minor injuries while the bride was unharmed. The report also carried video footage of the couple continuing with the wedding ceremony post this accident.
While this grand wedding entrance did go through a huge hiccup, however, those aboard the chopper had a miraculous escape.
(Written by Sanjana Saxena)
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