New Details in Missing Plane Mystery
BASS STRAIT, AUG 2 – A multi-agency search involves aircraft, helicopters, and vessels after a light plane carrying a couple failed to arrive at its destination, with operations continuing through Sunday.
- On Saturday, a light aircraft took off from George Town Airport in Tasmania at 12.45pm bound for Central Western NSW but disappeared over Bass Strait when it failed to land just after 5pm, prompting a search.
- Tasmania Police Inspector Nick Clark said family members raised the alarm when the couple did not arrive at their destination, with no radio contact or distress call prior to the disappearance.
- AMSA’s Melbourne Rescue Jet is conducting overwater search of Bass Strait, supported by surface vessels and a Tasmania Police helicopter, AMSA said.
- Residents in northern Tasmania are advised of ongoing aerial activity on Sunday and search efforts are expected to continue through Sunday.
- Inspector Clark noted the pilot was a 70-year-old man and his passenger a woman in her 60s, saying the pilot was 'very experienced' but flying a 'relatively new' plane.
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A PILOT flying off Australia with his partner and their dog reportedly failed to contact authorities before their plane disappeared. The two-seater aircraft took off from George Town in Northern Tasmania on Saturday afternoon. Australian Maritime Safety AuthorityAn Australian Maritime Safety Authority search aircraft reportedly deployed to search for the plane[/caption] Google Maps The plane took off from George Town in Northern Tasmania on Satu…
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