888 Founder Killed… Young Son was With Him

One of the co-founders of online gaming operator 888 Holdings, Shay Ben-Yitzhak, died this weekend in a small plane crash in Israel. He was 52. His 11-year-old son was with him on the plane, but thankfully he only sustained minor injuries.

Local reports make no mention of anyone else on board, suggesting Ben-Yitzhak was piloting the aircraft. He was unconscious and was pronounced dead by medics at the scene. His son was conscious and airlifted to a local hospital in stable condition.

Rescue teams said it was not immediately clear what caused the plane to nosedive into the ground, as described by witnesses. Transport Ministry accident investigators are currently looking into the matter.

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