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Old 4th September 2010, 12:20 PM
Rod Sloan Rod Sloan is offline
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Default Fox Glacier (NZ) plane crash

Reports just coming in now of a tourist plane has gone down near Fox Glacier on NZ's south island west coast.

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Old 4th September 2010, 02:39 PM
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Confirmed 9 dead.
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Old 4th September 2010, 02:43 PM
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News reports suggest it was a tandem skydiving aircraft with pilot, four instructors, and four foreign tourists.

It's been a bad day for the South Island.
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Old 4th September 2010, 04:59 PM
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I heard earlier today there were 3 confirmed deaths, now to find out this latest update is unreal.

My thoughts go to all their families and friends.

An absolute wonderful part of the world I believe.

Yep, the South island sure has had more than it's fair share of sadness and distress today.

I am also wishing all the good folk in the CHC area all the very best for a super speedy recovery to a "normal" way of life as soon as that can happen for them.

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Geoff
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Old 4th September 2010, 10:50 PM
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Aircraft was ZK-EUF a Fletcher FU-24-954.
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