Qld helicopter crash survivor stable

Updated

September 10, 2011 15:08:24


A paramedic attempts to access the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in Central Queensland.
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Two men died and one man was seriously injured when their helicopter came down in dense bushland at Shoalwater Bay.

The survivor of Thursday’s fatal helicopter crash in central Queensland remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Cairns-based pilot Haydn Redfern and Canberra man Wayne Schofield died when their helicopter came down in dense bushland at Shoalwater Bay, north of Rockhampton, around midday (AEST) on Thursday.

Investigators resumed an examination of the wreckage this morning.

An unidentified 50-year-old Canberra man suffered serious injuries in the crash and remains in Rockhampton Hospital.

The men worked for the Canberra-based Defence contractor PS Management Consultants, and were carrying out routine maintenance of communications towers at the time of the crash.

The helicopter company, Heli Charters Australia, issued a statement expressing its condolences and support to the victims’ family and friends.

On Friday, three officials from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and two defence officers begun investigations at the crash scene.

They have so far examined the lead up to the crash and have obtained a fuel sample from the bulk supply where the helicopter last refuelled.

But investigators say it could take up to a week to gather evidence from the site of the fatal crash.

ABC/AAP

Topics:
air-and-space,
defence-industry,
shoalwater-4702,
rockhampton-4700,
canberra-2600

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September 10, 2011 14:56:39



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