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Post by Peter Lewis on Feb 27, 2009 17:22:11 GMT 12
A glider has crashed near Omarama, the condition of the two people who were onboard is unclear.27 February 2009 A glider has crashed on Mt St Cuthbert near Omarama in the Waimate district, near Twizel. It is believed two people were onboard and it is not yet known whether they have survived. Police have flown with a doctor to the scene. They say it was a private or chartered glider flight. © 2009 NZCity, NewsTalkZB home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=97020&fm=psp,nwl A subsequent radio news report seems to indicate at least one fatality.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 27, 2009 18:08:36 GMT 12
That's bad news. I hope none of our forum members who glide down there were involved.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 27, 2009 20:40:47 GMT 12
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article5813322.eceBritish man seriously injured in NZ glider crash A British man is in a serious condition in hospital following a glider crash on New Zealand's South Island. The glider crashed into Mt St Cuthbert, 119km northwest of Oamaru, killing a Japanese man and injuring the 70-year-old Briton. The injured man was flown to Dunedin Hospital while the other person died at the scene. Other glider pilots in the area at the time called emergency services. Civil Aviation Authority officials will examine the scene on Saturday morning to investigate the crash. Police have not named the men as they are still trying to contact next of kin.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 28, 2009 20:54:05 GMT 12
Glider crash victims names | Saturday, 28 February 2009 The man who died in the crash was 54-year-old Ichiro Murai of Japan, Sergeant Tony Woodbridge from Dunedin Police said. Mr Murai was a keen glider pilot who was visiting New Zealand. The other man was 68-year-old Englishman Lemuel Edward Norman Tanner, who now lives in Oamaru, and is in a serious but stable condition in Dunedin Hospital. Sergeant Tony Woodbridge said both men were experienced glider pilots. The accident happened on Mount St Cuthbert, near Omarama, 119km northwest of Oamaru, about 2pm yesterday. The other man in the glider was an instructor from England who now lived in Oamaru. The accident has hit the gliding community in Oamaru hard. Mr Tanner had about 22,000 hours of flying experience. "He's a bit of a legend within the gliding circles up there. Everyone knew him very, very well, so they're hurting," Mr Woodridge said. "It was a lovely day up there. It was just very, very tragic." The glider was owned by GlideOmarama. Its owner Gavin Willis said both pilots were familiar with flying in the area. They were beginning a training flight when the crash occurred, he told the Otago Daily Times. The Civil Aviation Authority was investigating the cause of the crash today. NZPA www.stuff.co.nz/4863026a11.html
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 10, 2009 20:20:19 GMT 12
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