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Jan 1, 2018

British catering firm CEO, sons and fiancee among passengers who died in Sydney seaplane crash

SYDNEY – A high-profile British CEO and his family were among six people killed in a New Year’s Eve seaplane crash in Australia, police said Monday.

The plane went down Sunday in the Hawkesbury River near the suburb of Cowan some 50 km (30 miles) north of Sydney as New Year’s revelers on the banks watched in shock.

The bodies of all of those on board — one pilot and five passengers — have been recovered from the wreckage, with Richard Cousins, chief executive of British catering giant Compass, identified as among the deceased.

Cousins’ two sons in their early 20s and his fiancee and her 11-year-old daughter were also killed in the crash.

“The thoughts of everyone at Compass are with Richard’s family and friends, and we extend our deepest sympathies with them,” Compass group Chairman Paul Walsh said in a statement.