Sir Ed's first wife died in a plane crash en route to a village in Nepal. His second wife survived him and still lives in New Zealand.
the plane malfunctioned and crashed
In 1975 while en route to join Hillary in the village of Phaphlu, where he was helping to build a hospital, Louise (Ed's wife) and Belinda Ed's daughter) were killed in a plane crash near Kathmandu airport shortly after take-off.
Sir Edmund Hillary's second wife, June, is still alive as of June 2014. His first wife, Louise, and their second daughter, Belinda, died in a plane crash in 1975.
In 1975 while en route to join Edmund Hillary in the village of Phaphlu, where he was helping to build a hospital, Louise (his wife) and Belinda (his daughter) were killed in a plane crash near Kathmandu airport shortly after take-off.
In 1975 while en route to join Hillary in the village of Phaphlu, where he was helping to build a hospital, Louise (his wife) and Belinda (his daughter) were killed in a plane crash near Kathmandu airport shortly after take-off.
His first wife Louise was killed in a light aircraft accident in 1975.
Sir Edmund Hillary died at the age of 95
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Edmund Hillary's first wife did not die in a car crash, it was a plane crash. In 1975 while en route to join Hillary in the village of Phaphlu, where he was helping to build a hospital, Louise (wife) and Belinda (daughter) were killed in a plane crash near Kathmandu airport shortly after take-off.
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