The single-engined Cessna Caravan operated by Tropicair crashed into a river while flying from Kimusi to Purari in Gulf province yesterday afternoon.
The Accident Investigation Commission says 10 people were on board, 3 were killed including an Australian and seven survived. Rescuers have spent today trying to retrieve the bodies of the dead from the submerged wreckage of the plane. The survivors were initially taken to a nearby Oil Search camp and then moved to the company's medical clinic in neighbouring Southern Highlands province. Tropcair says it is waiting to contact the families of those who died before making a public statement. The company has been flying in PNG for 15 years. ABC Comments are closed.
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