sports news Kasper Schmeichel admits Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha helicopter… trending now

Kasper Schmeichel has admitted the helicopter crash that killed Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha will “live with him forever” after recalling the 2018 tragedy.

Thai billionaire Srivaddhanaprabha was one of five people killed in the horrific crash, which also claimed the lives of employees Nursara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, as well as co-pilots Eric Swaffer and his girlfriend Izabela Roza Lechowicz.

Shortly after taking off from the field, the Leonardo AW169 helicopter reached an altitude of approximately 430 feet before falling to the ground despite the best efforts of its highly experienced pilot.

Four of the five on board survived the initial impact, but no one made it out alive after the helicopter burst into flames within a minute of a major fuel leak.

Schmeichel had been one of the first people at the scene of the accident outside Leicester’s King Power Stadium.

The goalkeeper, speaking to Gary Lineker on The Rest is Football podcast, recalled seeing the helicopter take off from the center of the pitch with members of his family.

Schmeichel recalled speaking to a member of Leicester staff as the helicopter took off, before realizing something was wrong after seeing

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