Interesting disconnect between statements by VA vs AFP and
the ATSB.
Just a minor correction that it was VH-VEQ, which has not had a good couple of weeks by all accounts.
I'd be interested to know what other point on the aircraft the strap was attached to prior to the incident. I think with Dash 8s (from memory, and I've not flown on one since before COVID!) it's usually the prop and the airstairs; I wonder if the Saab is the same.