Woman's body found after ultralight plane crash in Victoria

The search for an ultralight plane which crashed into a Victorian lake will resume on Sunday, after a body was found in the hunt for a missing woman on board.

Search teams work in Goughs Bay.

Search teams work in Goughs Bay. Source: ABC Australia

A body has been found in the hunt for a missing woman onboard an ultralight plane when it crashed into a Victorian lake.

The ultra-light fixed wing plane crashed at Lake Eildon near Mountain Bay, in the state's Alpine region about 12.20pm on Saturday, police said.

The pilot, in his 40s, survived the crash and was picked up by a fishing boat but his female passenger was not found.

Authorities will resume the search for the plane on Sunday and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau have been told about the crash.


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Published 9 June 2019 3:34am
Updated 9 June 2019 8:35am


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