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Spicks And Specks: S12 Episode 5

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Wreckage of missing plane located in Snowy Mountains, no update yet on pilot David Stephens
Wreckage of missing plane located in Snowy Mountains, no update yet on pilot David Stephens

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Wreckage of missing plane located in Snowy Mountains, no update yet on pilot David Stephens

The wreckage of a plane missing in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains since Tuesday has been located. Bega man David Stephens had his plane inspected before taking off from Wangaratta in Victoria on Tuesday afternoon, headed for Moruya on the NSW south coast. The 74-year-old never arrived at his destination, and an extensive land and air search commenced. About 4pm on Thursday, a rescue helicopter located what is believed to be the wreckage of the plane near its last known GPS location. "NSW Police Force now have carriage of this matter with investigations to continue tomorrow," NSW Police said. Police are yet to provide an update on the pilot, Mr Stephens. The wife of Mr Stephens described him as an experienced flyer and said the situation had been "heartbreaking" for his family. Lynda Leigh, issued a statement to the ABC, saying Mr Stephens was a member of the Frog's Hollow Flyers aero club. "Unfortunately, David disappeared on his flight home on Tuesday after having his aircraft inspected," she said in the statement. "It is known that the mountain weather can turn very quickly, and we can only assume he must have seen a way over the mountain to decide not to turn back to Wangaratta. "David has quite a bit of experience flying that plane, but we can't know what situation he was facing, and we'll only have answers once they locate the plane and with that David." Frog's Hollow Flyers aero club president Tony Rettke said Mr Stephens got his 1966 Beechcraft Debonair plane serviced at Wangaratta. "[It would] only be a minor amount of work, the aircraft was immaculate, an incredibly beautiful aircraft, well maintained," he said. "He must have done everything he needed to do, just with a basic service, probably an oil change, the usual stuff that goes with 100 hours, and he headed off that afternoon." Ms Leigh said Mr Stephens was an accountant and was just two months away from retiring. She said he was also a well-known rally sport commentator on the Sapphire Coast region. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) led the multi-agency search for Mr Stephens and his plane. "The trails are heavily snowed in. It's very rugged terrain and very steep alpine terrain that they're trying to navigate through," AMSA duty manager Dan Gilllis said. The search involving multiple agencies commenced on Tuesday, assisted by NSW Police, NSW SES, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, and Snowy Hydro.

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