Bodies found in plane crash search

Stuart Sceney, with partner Karmi and daughters Mekdes and Kal Source: Northern Territory News

THREE bodies have been found within the search site for a missing light aircraft in the Northern Territory.

Northern Territory Police have confirmed the body of a female was recovered late this afternoon, washed up on a beach, while a further two bodies were discovered later in the day.

An air and sea search was launched last night by AMSA after reports a plane failed to reach its destination south of Darwin, after leaving Bullo River Station mid-yesterday afternoon.

Believed to be on board were 45-year-old Stuart Sceney, his 53-year-old partner Karmi and 12 and 15-year old daughters Mekdes and Kal.

"Late this afternoon a body was discovered washed up on a beach in the south of the search area near Cape Ford," said Acting Commander Mark Christopher.

"A forensics team is on its way to the site to recover the body in preparation for formal identification."

"The search continues for the plane's fuselage and passengers.

Read more on this story at the Northern Territory News.

- with AAP

View the original article here

Plane crash-lands near Vic school oval

A light plane has crash-landed in a paddock near a primary school south of Ballarat. Source: AAP

A LIGHT plane has crash-landed in a paddock next to a Victorian primary school during lunchtime.

Cape Clear Primary School principal Christian Brown said some of his students saw the plane come down.

"It was a very lucky escape," Mr Brown told AAP.

"We're about 150m away from the crash site."

An ambulance officer who attended said the pilot did a good job avoiding the school.

The two men in the aircraft walked away from the crash with only minor injuries.

The plane's wing clipped a powerline, cutting power to about 60 Cape Clear properties in the small town south of Ballarat.

The pilot, a man in his 50s, and a male passenger in his 40s sustained bruises and abrasions but didn't need to go to hospital.

Ambulance Victoria group manager Graham McGrath said the powerline caught the undercarriage of the aircraft, and it came down nose-first.

"The pilot had done a really good job to make sure it was in an open paddock away from the school," he said.

Robert Butler, who owns the Cape Clear hotel, said he saw the plane hovering around, looking for somewhere to land.

"The plane they said is pretty well messed up," Mr Butler said.

"The two blokes got out with a scratch and a bruise."

View the original article here