Piecing together Wanaka chopper tragedy
Crash investigators scour video footage for clues.
Crash investigators scour video footage for clues.
'Quite a lot of witnesses' emerge to helicopter crash that claimed three lives.
It was a sickening, seismic blow. And there were so many questions.
The three men went to work yesterday to make a difference in conservation.
Investigators are trying to figure out how the chopper inexplicably fell from the sky.
"It's just a tragedy. We are just absolutely stunned. We don't know what to say."
The crash was the second helicopter tragedy in months for the Wallis family.
Nick Wallis and two Department of Conservation staff were killed in the crash yesterday.
Police confirm there were no survivors in a helicopter crash in Wanaka today.
The man was rescued by helicopter, taken to hospital, but later died from his injuries.
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The accident occurred around 1.30pm on Saturday near the Bonar Glacier.
The sudden job loss was a shock to the man who had moved to Queenstown to take it up.
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"Without these rescue services and their dedicated staff, he might not have survived."
He's probably sat there going over where he went wrong wondering if this would be the end.
An Australian climber missing on Mt Aspiring for more than 48 hours has been found alive.
Helicopter had to turn back because of weather, but rescuers say he could still be alive.
Rescuers were encouraged by movement of the man's emergency beacon yesterday.
The climber was due back today and his car is still in the carpark where he left it.
Matthew Wallis' body will be flown to visit sites in Mt Aspiring National Park.
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Police believe they have found the body of missing helicopter pilot, Matthew Wallis.
The Navy is has been asked for help due to their expertise and specialist equipment.
Searchers have pinpointed the location of the crash site using sonar photography.