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Bride-to-be who wanted to surprise groom by arriving via helicopter dies in crash just one mile from venue

Rosemere do Nascimento Silva on her wedding day near the helicopter that crashed

A bride's childhood dream of arriving at her wedding by helicopter ended in tragedy when it crashed just a mile from the venue.

Rosemere do Nascimento Silva, 32, had planned to surprise her fiancé Udirley Damasceno and 300 guests by swooping in to their reception in a rural area on the outskirts of Sao Paulo in Brazil.

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