Week after wedding helicopter crash, a groom’s family reunites for his funeral

When Dave Fiji was just a boy, all his toys were planes.

He knew nearly every model by name and seemed destined to become a commercial pilot, a dream he achieved.

So, it felt fitting for him and his wife to celebrate the start of their marriage with a helicopter ride as they left their Dawson County reception last week. But the young couple’s wedding-night getaway ended in calamity when the helicopter crashed not long after takeoff…

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