Police are investigating after a helicopter crash at Yagoonya. Photo: Qld Police.
Police are investigating following a fatal helicopter crash near Kowanyama.
A search and rescue operation started about 7:30 pm on Thursday, 9 October after a Robinson R22 helicopter failed to return to a homestead at Yagoonya, near Kowanyama, on the west coast of the Cape.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) Challenger Jet and Rescue 510 helicopter were deployed.
Searchers found the helicopter about 7 km south-east of Yagoonya about 8:30 am Friday.
The pilot and sole occupant, a 27-year-old man, was found dead at the scene.
The Forensic Crash Unit will prepare a report for the Coroner.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is also investigating the crash.
