Pilot and Passenger Killed as Light Plane Crashes into Sea off NSW Coast
- Two people have died after a light plane crashed into the ocean near a national park on the NSW Mid North Coast.
- Emergency services were called to Gaagal Wanggaan National Park near Nambucca Heads at 4 PM on Saturday following reports of a crash.
- A plane wreckage was shortly after sighted in the water approximately 1.5 km southeast of Nambucca Heads.
- Hazardous materials crews were on site to clean up a fibrous material that ended up on the shore following the crash.
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Two top pilots killed in horror plane crash as witness reveals final moments
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Bodies recovered after Mid North Coast plane crash - Australian Seniors News
The bodies of two men, aged 67 and 69, who died in a plane crash off the NSW Mid North Coast yesterday afternoon have now been recovered. Police say the men died at the scene, with the body of one man recovered from the plane yesterday and the body of the second man found this morning. Both are yet to be formally identified. “About 4.00pm on Saturday, emergency services responded to reports of a light aircraft crash in the ocean, approximately …
The aircraft crashed a short distance from the coast
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