Leicester mourns the man who made impossible dreams come true

Crowds flock to the King Power Stadium to pay respect to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the businessman who embraced the wider community and was showered with love in return

As the day wore on and the nightmare started to feel real, the crowd outside the King Power Stadium continued to grow. The air was heavy with tragedy and the floral tributes lying by the North Stand fluttered in a biting breeze, but the people kept coming. They watched in silence, numb with shock, and ignored the cold as they pulled their loved ones that bit closer and concentrated on representing a grieving community with dignity and pride.

“It just felt right to come down here and pay my respects,” Daniel Connell, an 18-year-old Leicester City fan, said. Forcing the lump back down his throat, Connell tried to make sense of it all. The emotions were still too raw. It had been less than 24 hours since a helicopter believed to be carrying Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Leicester’s owner, and four other people had crashed outside the stadium after the club’s 1-1 draw with West Ham on Saturday night. There was no point trying to be rational. It was almost too far-fetched to be true.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/28/leicester-mourns-vichai-srivaddhanaprabha-helicopter-crash