Five missing after plane ditches
By Jodie Munro O'Brien and Michael Wray
April 03, 2008 03:56pm
EMERGENCY services have been alerted after a light plane ditched in the ocean after issuing a distress call.
The mayday was received from an aircraft over Brampton Island off Mackay at 2.15pm.
An RACQ CQ rescue helicopter spokeswoman said the aircraft - carrying a pilot and four passengers - was believed to have ditched into the water 100m from the island.
Hope they are located safe and well
