Police are investigating after a helicopter crash at Yagoona. Photo: Qld Police.
Police are investigating following a fatal helicopter crash near Kowanyama.
A search and rescue operation started around 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.
Around 8:30 am Friday, searchers found the helicopter about 7 km south-east of Yagoonya.
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.
