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Body 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.
- David Stephens, a 74-year-old pilot from Bega, disappeared on July 15 during a flight from Wangaratta to Moruya after having his aircraft inspected.
- The disappearance triggered a multi-agency search beginning July 15 in rugged, snow-covered alpine terrain near Dargals Trail in the Snowy Valleys.
- On July 17 around 4pm, a rescue helicopter located the wreckage of Stephens' 1966 Beechcraft Debonair about 10 kilometers east of Khancoban.
- Police found a body near the crash site on July 18 believed to be Stephens', whom fellow club members described as a wise, experienced flyer involved in local aero clubs and rally commentary.
- NSW Police took over the investigation on July 18, with outcomes pending as Stephens' family expressed heartbreak while awaiting answers about the crash.
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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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