A search is underway for a light aircraft which departed from Wangaratta and is missing in the Snowy Mountains region of New South Wales.
An Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) spokesperson said at 4.30pm Tuesday, 15 July, the AMSA was notified by Air Services Australia an aircraft was overdue arriving at Moruya airport on the NSW South Coast.
The aircraft was flying from Wangaratta with one person on board.
A NSW Police spokesperson said emergency services were notified of a possible plane crash about 500m of Dargals Trail, Snowy Valleys.
Rescue teams are searching for the aircraft in rugged terrain east of Khancoban, New South Wales, the last known position of the aircraft.
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AMSA’s Essendon-based Challenger jet, Victorian Ambulance Emergency Medical (HEMS) helicopter and a Toll rescue helicopter from Bankstown are assisting with the air search in this area.
“NSW Police Alpine Operations teams, supported by the State Emergency Service (SES) and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), are conducting a ground search today (Wednesday), assisted by Snowy Hydro,” an AMSA spokesperson told this masthead.
“The ground search teams will be faced with rugged and inaccessible alpine terrain, impacted by recent heavy snow falls.”
The AMSA is co-ordinating the search for the missing aircraft.
The search continues and further updates to come.
