Two pilots have tragically been found dead after the helicopters they were separately flying crashed mid-air in Western Australia's northwest.
Police have confirmed two pilots were found dead on Thursday after a mid-air collision involving two helicopters near Derby in Western Australia 's northwest.Two pilots have tragically been found dead after the helicopters they were separately flying crashed mid-air in Western Australia 's northwest.
Police received a report of a crash Mount Anderson Station in Camballin at about 6:20am this morning. Initial investigations suggest two cattle mustering helicopters took off and somehow collided shortly after, with only their pilots onboard.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been notified and a probe will be launched into the cirimstances surrounding the incident.
According to the ABC, a team of ATSB investigators will be sent to the site from Canberra and Brisbane. “The ATSB is deploying a team of transport safety investigators from its Canberra and Brisbane offices, with expertise in aircraft operations and maintenance, to the site," ATSB Chief Commissioner Angus Mitchell said.
“The ATSB will release a preliminary report detailing factual information established in the investigation’s evidence gathering phase in about two months. A final report will be released at the conclusion of the investigation and will detail analysis and findings."
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