Queensland Police are investigating a deadly aviation incident that occurred this morning, August 12, within the metropolis of Cairns. | Photograph credit score: X@QueenslandPolice
A helicopter has crashed into the roof of a resort within the widespread vacationer metropolis of Cairns in northern Australia, killing the pilot and forcing the evacuation of a whole lot of friends, authorities stated on Monday (12 August 2024).
Emergency crews have been referred to as at round 2 a.m. Monday (1600 GMT Sunday) after a twin-engine helicopter collided with the roof of the resort, inflicting a fireplace on the high of the constructing and triggering evacuations, Queensland state police stated in a press release.
Police stated forensic investigations have been underway to formally establish the pilot. He was pronounced useless on the scene.
“There have been no accidents amongst these on the bottom,” the police assertion stated.
The accident occurred at Hilton’s Double Tree Resort within the metropolis of Cairns, a serious gateway to Australia’s Nice Barrier Reef, Australian media reported.
Two of the helicopter’s rotor blades broke off and one landed within the resort’s swimming pool, media reported.
The forensic crash unit will work with Australia’s transport security regulator to arrange a crash report, police stated.
