Thursday 28 July 2011
AMSA’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) has been conducting a search for a helicopter with one person onboard overdue on a flight from Big Rock Dam to Brooking Springs Station (near Fitzroy Crossing) in Western Australia.
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The helicopter had not been sighted since departing Big Rock Dam at approximately 5pm (local time) yesterday.
At approximately 12:45pm today the aircraft was sighted within the search area.
Search teams onsite have confirmed there are no survivors.
Western Australia Police are now on scene and continuing further investigations.