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Howard "Butch" Kerzner, 42, was killed in a helicopter crash along with three other people, as it crashed into the roof of a plant nursery. Kerzner was the man behind the Dome super casino plan. Kerzner was chief executive officer of gambling giant Kerzner International.
His father is Sol Kerzner; he is known to have made his empire by running "Sun City" resort in South Africa. Sol Kernzer was being flown to the crash site in the Dominican Republic.
Howard Kerzner had been in the Dominican Republic looking for development sites in the country. The three others that were killed were two officers from the Dominican forces and the son of a United States property developer.
The helicopter was a Robinson 44 and the cause of the crash is still not certain, an investigation is yet to be done.
Howard Kerzner left behind his wife Vanessa and his two young children.
"It is with great sadness that the entire company mourns the tragic loss of Butch Kerzner," is a statement that his company made.
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