AAP General News (Australia)
08-10-2006
Vic: Pilot, passengers lucky to survive crash landing: police
A search and rescue policeman says four people are lucky to have survived a plane crash
in rugged terrain in Victoria's high country.
A pilot was forced to crash land the Cessna aircraft in rugged terrain in Victoria's
high country about 6 pm (AEST) yesterday .. and a search will be expanded this morning.
They're stranded on Mt Baw Baw .. east of Melbourne.
They were on a flight between the NSW south coast town of Merimbula and Essendon Airport
in Melbourne.
The pilot brought down the plane in a remote area .. six kilometres east of the Mt
Baw Baw township.
Sergeant VICTOR VELTHUIS says he's amazed no-one was seriously injured in the crash.
He's told Southern Cross Broadcasting the pilot phoned Australian Search and Rescue
.. and his wife .. after the crash .. but police haven't been able to contact anyone on
board since .. probably because of poor mobile phone service.
Temperatures dipped to minus two degrees in the area overnight.
AAP RTV jrd/cp
KEYWORD: LANDING (MELBOURNE)
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