US EditionBody Found in Snowy Mountains Plane Wreckage
SNOWY MOUNTAINS, NEW SOUTH WALES, JUL 17 – A multi-agency search overcame heavy snow and rugged terrain to find the plane wreckage near Khancoban after two days, officials said.
- On Tuesday, July 15, 74-year-old pilot David Stephens disappeared after taking off from Wangaratta, Victoria, bound for Moruya Airport in NSW.
- Stephens had his 1966 Beechcraft Debonair inspected before the flight, and his wife said mountain weather can turn quickly, suggesting he chose to continue despite risks.
- A multi-agency search led by AMSA resumed about 8:30 a.m. on July 16 involving NSW Police Rescue, State Emergency Services, and aerial units amid rugged, snow-covered alpine terrain.
- A rescue helicopter located the wreckage near the plane's last GPS point around 4 p.m. on July 17, and Stephens’ body was found close to the site by 3 p.m. on July 18.
- NSW Police continue investigations into the crash, while Stephens’ family mourns the loss of an experienced pilot two months from retirement.
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Body found near plane crash in the Snowy Mountains
The wreckage of a crashed plane has been located in the NSW Snowy Mountains. (Jennifer Chapman/AAP PHOTOS) By Jack Gramenz and Tom Wark The body of a man has been located in wreckage near the crash site of a plane in the Snowy Mountains just before 3pm on Friday. While he is yet to be formally identified, police believe the body is that of the missing pilot. The aircraft was on a private flight from Wangaratta in Victoria to Moruya on the NSW So…
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David Stephens' plane found crashed in Snowy Mountains after going missing between Wangaratta and Moruya.
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