Welsh man among two Britons who died in plane crash at popular resort

A Welsh businessman has been named as one of the three people killed after a light aircraft crashed in a popular resort in the Swiss Alps.Owain Davies was managing director of engineering firm Amcanu, in Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, west Wales. Amcanu paid tribute to the grandfather-of-two, saying he was "determined, strong-willed, spirited, reflective and immensely proud".Mr Davies was one of the two Britons reported to have died after a Cirrus SR22T aircraft crashed on the north slope of a mountain in the Loeche-les-Bains resort - also known as Leukerbad - in the southern state of Valais just after 4pm on Tuesday, police said. The single-engine aircraft had departed from Lugano, southern Switzerland, before making a stop in Sion, the capital of Valais, and then heading to Buochs in the Nidwalden state in central Switzerland. Emergency services went to the scene with three helicopters and two rescue specialists, and found the three victims who had died.Read more:Asteroid crashed into moonGold mine collapse kills 82Police, firefighters from Loeche-les-Bains and Sion airport, and the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) were also deployed. Witnesses reported seeing...