Helicopter pilot David Wood dies after falling down crevasse in Antarctica

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Helicopter pilot David Wood dies after falling down crevasse in Antarctica

#1 Post by Alisoncc » Tue Jan 12, 2016 3:10 pm

A helicopter pilot critically injured in Antarctica on Monday when he fell 20 metres down a crevasse has died.

Canadian David Wood, 62, was working as a contractor with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) program at Davis Research Station.

He was in one of two helicopters which had landed on a remote West Ice Shelf late on Monday to offload fuel drums.

After disembarking, he walked away from his helicopter and fell down the crevasse.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-12/antarctic-helicopter-pilot-dies-after-crevasse-fall/7084884

RIP David.
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Re: Helicopter pilot David Wood dies after falling down crevasse in Antarctica

#2 Post by stuart » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:32 pm

Poor chap how very sad.
it's good to be bad.

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