Newlywed Ellie Udall, 29, succumbed to her injuries just days after her husband Jonathan

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Newlywed Ellie Udall has become the fifth Briton to die following a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon, passing away just days after her husband.

The 29-year-old died in hospital after failing to regain consciousness, the Foreign Office said, just over two weeks after the accident at the Arizona tourist attraction.

She was on her honeymoon with her husband, Jonathan Udall, who died in a Las Vegas hospital on Thursday.

“It is with great sadness that we have to announce the death of our daughter Eleanor Udall (nee Milward) as a result of the injuries she sustained in the Grand Canyon helicopter crash on 10 February 2018,” her family said in a statement.

“The family are exceedingly grateful for everything done by rescue services and volunteers in the Canyon, and throughout the last two weeks by the exceptional staff at UMC,” they added.

On the justgiving page set up to pay for the Udalls’ medical costs, their friend Chris Tucker wrote: “It deeply saddens me once more to update this page. Yesterday Ellie lost her battle to her injuries, the only consolidation I can muster is that she is no longer in pain and is, I hope, with Jon.

“The continued support to this page is heartwarming during this tragic time. May we never forget this wonderful couple,” he added.

The couple’s friends, Becky Dobson, 27, her boyfriend Stuart Hill, 30, and his brother Jason Hill, 32, also died when the Airbus EC130 B4 crashed shortly before sunset on 10 February.

The group had been celebrating Stuart Hill’s 30th birthday, alongside the honeymoon, with a trip to Las Vegas.

The Mohave County medical examiner said multiple injuries killed Becky Dobson and the Hill brothers, who are originally from Worthing, West Sussex.

Two other people – Jennifer Barham, 39, and pilot Scott Booth, 42 – were also treated in hospital.

The helicopter crashed on tribal land in a section of the Grand Canyon outside of the national park, where air tours are not as highly regulated.

The cause of the helicopter crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.

A preliminary report said the helicopter did at least two 360-degree turns before hitting the ground, according to eyewitnesses.

Investigators will interview witnesses, survivors, the helicopter operator and manufacturer, and others before issuing a full report on the crash, which is expected to take at least a year.