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Elderly pilot found with helicopter wreckage after north Queensland crash
The body of an 84-year-old pilot has been found in the wreckage of his helicopter near Hughenden in north Queensland after a search resumed on Friday morning.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority began its search just after 7pm on Thursday, when the R22 helicopter was reported missing after failing to reach its destination, however it was called off about 2am on Friday due to severe weather conditions.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority Challenger search and rescue jet led the search. (File image)Credit:Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
When the AMSA Challenger jet resumed the search later in the morning with six helicopters and extra planes, the man was found in the wreckage near a creek at Porcupine, 380 kilometres inland…
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