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Pilot David Stephens couldn’t have survived plane crash in remote NSW Snowy Mountains, police say


The 74-year-old Bega man was flying from Wangaratta in Victoria to Moruya in NSW when his plane vanished on Tuesday afternoon

New South Wales police say a pilot couldn’t have survived after his light plane crashed into a remote region of the Snowy Mountains earlier this week.

The pilot, 74-year-old Bega man David Stephens, had been missing since Tuesday afternoon. Stephens was last seen at Wangaratta in Victoria when his plane was inspected before takeoff.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/18/pilot-david-stephens-crashed-plane-found-nsw-snowy-mountains

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Publish date : 2025-07-18 02:31:00

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