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Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Search for missing Aussie plane turns desperate as authorities fear it has crashed in remote alpine wilderness
A search is underway for a plane which was declared missing after failing to make its scheduled arrival time, with fears it may have crashed in a remote alpine wilderness. Emergency services were notified about 4.35pm on Tuesday the light aircraft had missed its scheduled arrival time at Moruya Airport on NSW 's Far South Coast. It was flying from Wangaratta in north-east Victoria with one person on board, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). Its last known location was Khancoban, a small town in the western foothills of the Snowy Mountains. 'The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) was notified by Air Services Australia that a plane took off from Victoria, bound for Moruya Airport; however, it never arrived,' a NSW Police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia. Police believe the plane may have crashed within 500metres of the Dargals Trail, a remote hiking and mountain biking track in Kosciuszko National Park. A multi-agency search effort was launched on Tuesday led by the NSW Police Alpine Operations Unit officer along with the NSW and Victoria Ambulance Service. Despite assistance from the National Parks and Wildlife Services and the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre airwing, the plane was unable to be located. Multi-agency ground search efforts resumed about 8.30am on Wednesday morning and were expected to continue into nightfall. Ground searches are set to recommence at first morning light. 'The ground-search teams will be faced with rugged and inaccessible alpine terrain impacted by recent heavy snow falls,' an AMSA spokesperson told ABC News. Meanwhile the AMSA-led aerial search near Khancoban was reportedly suspended about 4pm on Wednesday due to 'limited visibility'. Temperatures at Khancoban ranged between five and ten degrees Celsius on Tuesday with snow showers forecast at higher altitudes. Further showers are expected to take place on Thursday with temperatures falling as low as one degree above freezing.
News.com.au
4 days ago
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- News.com.au
Plane missing after failing to land at NSW Airport
A desperate search for a missing plane, which failed to make a scheduled landing at a NSW airport, has been temporarily suspended. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said they were notified by Air Services Australia that an aircraft was overdue arriving at Moruya airport on the south coast of NSW. The aircraft was flying from Wangaratta in Victoria with one person on board. Its last known position was in the Snowy Mountains, east of Khancoban. AMSA's Essendon-based Challenger jet, a Victorian Ambulance Emergency Medical helicopter and a Toll rescue helicopter from Bankstown were assisting with the air search from 12pm. An AMSA spokeswoman on Wednesday afternoon said the search had been suspended due to limited visibility and would recommence tomorrow morning if weather conditions allowed. 'NSW Police, SES, and National Parks and Wildlife, and Snowy Hydro ground search teams will continue their efforts until last light today and recommence the ground search at first light tomorrow,' the spokeswoman said. 'The ground search teams will be faced with rugged and inaccessible alpine terrain, impacted by recent heavy snow falls.'
ABC News
4 days ago
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- ABC News
Search for missing plane underway in NSW Snowy Mountains
A search is underway for a plane missing in New South Wales. Emergency services were notified at 4:30pm yesterday that a light aircraft was overdue arriving at Moruya Airport on the Far South Coast. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said the aircraft was flying from Wangaratta in Victoria with one person on board. "Its last known position was in the Snowy Mountains, east of Khancoban, New South Wales," a spokesperson said in a statement. "AMSA's Essendon-based Challenger jet, Victorian ambulance emergency medical helicopter and a Toll rescue helicopter from Bankstown are assisting with the air search in this area." NSW Police said it was possible the plane crashed about 500 metres off Dargals Trail in the Snowy Valleys. A search involving multiple agencies commenced on Tuesday. A ground and aerial search assisted by NSW Police, NSW SES, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Snowy Hydro continues. "The ground-search teams will be faced with rugged and inaccessible alpine terrain, impacted by recent heavy snow falls," an AMSA spokesperson said.
